Philip Roth says that the novel will be a cult form in 25 years, and several other writers lately consider memoir to be the foremost genre of literature - here are some great ones from this year:

Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son (Hardcover)

By Michael Chabon

$25.99

ISBN-13: 9780061490187
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Published: Harper, 10/2009

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Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal (Hardcover)

By Lance Armstrong

$27.99

ISBN-13: 9781439173145
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Published: Touchstone, 12/2009

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Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story (Hardcover)

By Sue Monk Kidd, Ann Kidd Taylor

$25.95

ISBN-13: 9780670021208
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Published: Viking Adult, 9/2009

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A Friend of the Family (Hardcover)

By Lauren Grodstein

$23.95

ISBN-13: 9781565129160
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Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 11/2009

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Lit: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Mary Karr

$25.99

ISBN-13: 9780060596989
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Published: Harper, 11/2009

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Open: An Autobiography (Hardcover)

By Andre Agassi

$28.95

ISBN-13: 9780307268198
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Published: Knopf, 11/2009

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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Hardcover)

By Jeannette Walls

$26.00

ISBN-13: 9781416586289
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Published: Scribner, 10/2009

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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman (Hardcover)

By Jon Krakauer

$27.95

ISBN-13: 9780385522267
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Published: Doubleday, 9/2009

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