Kathryn Harrison's father left when she was a child. When he came back into her life 20 years later, she was manipulated into a four-year incestuous affair with the father she had only met twice. She chronicles her story in her memoir, The Kiss.

For more than 30 years of ups, downs, marriages, kids, divorce, acclaim, rejection, and one scary illness, these two friends have been keeping each other going. Here they take turns answering the question, "What are friends for?"

Read the introduction to High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips' memoir.

Read Chapter 25 of In Spite of Myself, a memoir by Christopher Plummer.

Chef Aine McAteer reveals how she ended up being a chef and shares what she really loves about cooking.