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The best memoirs and biographies of 2023

The rise of Madonna, Barbra Streisand in her own words, plus the stormy relationship of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are among this year’s highlights

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

The Best Minds review – rich examination of madness and the way the west deals with it

Jonathan Rosen’s heart-rending, thoughtful memoir sheds light on his childhood friend’s schizophrenia and attributes his shocking decline to America’s politicised mental health system

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen review – when hope fails

A remarkable meditation on friendship, success, madness and violence that refuses to oversimplify

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023