If you liked Touching the world by Paul John Eakin, start with The ethics of life writing (2004), The white and the black (1959), and Classic American autobiographies (2014). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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  1. 1 The ethics of life writing 2004 · 271 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  2. 2 The white and the black 1959 · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  3. 3 Classic American autobiographies 2014 · 472 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  4. 4 American Autobiography 1979 · 300 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  5. 5 Autobiog as Ref 1920 · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  6. 6 Fictions in autobiography 2014 · 300 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  7. 7 Writing Life Writing 2020 · 288 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  8. 8 How our lives become stories 1999 · 207 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  9. 9 Henry James and the New England consciousness 1966 · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  10. 10 The New England girl 1976 · 252 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author
  11. 11 Living autobiographically 2008 · 208 pages · Paul John Eakin · Same author

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What should I read after Touching the world?

BookOrb recommends The ethics of life writing (2004), The white and the black (1959), Classic American autobiographies (2014), American Autobiography (1979), and Autobiog as Ref (1920).

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Who wrote Touching the world?

Touching the world is by Paul John Eakin.