The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy talks to Ben Yagoda about memoirs

The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy talks to Ben Yagoda about his new book, Memoir: A History. When asked what’s driving the seemingly endless appetite for autobiographical books Yagoda answered, “There’s the longer trend of people being ok with revealing their inner life and secrets…[and] the intersection of voyeurism and exhibitionism…One final factor that people realized on the marketing end of things that a memoir is much more promotable. Traditionally somebody would write a first novel that was autobiographical.” Read the full interview here.