This popular subgenre is filled with timeless, brilliant entries.
There’s a long, beautiful history of writers chronicling how they’ve dealt with alcoholism and addiction.
Most notably, it’s a brutally honest and hilarious reflection on the late writer’s path to sobriety.
Credit: Little, Brown and Company; Simon + Schuster (2); Grove Press; Picador
Smashedby Koren Zailckas
Koren Zalickas began drinking at a young age 14 years old.
Dryby Augusten Burroughs
More than half a million copies of this pained reflection have been sold.
TheRunning With Scissorsauthor recounts what his rock bottom looked like and tells his story of healing.
Little, Brown and Company
Simon + Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Penguin Books
Simon + Schuster
The Dial Press
Berkley
Harper Perennial
Grove Press
Rare Bird Books
Penguin Books
Simon + Schuster
Picador
Mariner Books
