I believe that everyone has a story to tell. The author of four books, all of which contain a large degree of memoir, my most recent book is "The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & And Life," (Grand Central, 2011) an irreverent, quirky, provocative product of the countless memoir classes I have taught for more than a decade. Under the name Marion Roach, I am the author of "The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning and Sexual Power of Red Hair," (Bloomsbury, 2005), a wild blend of memoir and history; the co-author with famed forensic pathologist Michael Baden, M.D., of "Dead Reckoning," (Simon & Schuster, 2001), a hands-on, behind-the-scenes journey into the world of forensic science; and of "Another Name for Madness," (Houghton Mifflin, 1985), the first, first-person account of a family’s dramatic struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. A former staff member of The New York Times, I have written for The New York Times Magazine, Prevention, The Daily News, Vogue, Newsday, Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewart Living, Discover and The Los Angeles Times. A commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, for six years I was the author and voice of The Naturalist’s Datebook, heard daily on Martha Stewart Living Radio, Sirius/XM 110.
Websites:
http://www.marionroach.com

The Memoir Project, A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life (Grand Central, 2011)
The Roots of Desire: The Myth, Meaning and Sexual Power of Red Hair, (Bloomsbury, 2005)
Dead Reckoning, (Simon and Schuster, 2001)
Another Name for Madness, (Houghton Mifflin, 1985)

I teach classes in memoir, and blog about writing memoir, and am always happy to share what I know.