I love reading memoirs. They’re readable, relatable and accessible. If I were to write a book of my own, it would probably be some kind of memoir that tells a personal story.

On that note, I want to share three of the best memoirs I’ve ever read. These books made me fall in love with the genre and helped me feel deeply connected to people who’ve reached the top of their fields. That said, memoirs like these can give the impression that only “remarkable” people get to write about their lives. I’d love to explore memoirs by (relatively) ordinary people in another post—but let’s start here.