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tell-all

American  
[tel-awl] / ˈtɛlˌɔl /

adjective

  1. thoroughly revealing; candid; personal.

    a tell-all biography of the movie star.


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Harry and Meghan left Britain for North America in 2020 amid a bitter feud with his family, which worsened as Harry published his tell-all memoir "Spare".

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Current utilizers of the smaller cut include the buzzy Vanderbilt heir Belle Burden’s “Strangers,” George Saunders’ darkly humorous “Vigil” Lena Dunham’s millennial-tinged tell-all “Famesick” and the infamously tablet-sized “Transcription” from Ben Lerner.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Hill had been ruminating about a tell-all book from the early stages of the trial, a clerk from a neighboring county who’d assisted her testified at an evidentiary hearing on the jury-tampering complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

The streamer scored a hit with their tell-all "Harry & Meghan" but subsequent projects in their reported $20 million-deal fell flat.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Artists still hand-illuminate books; master pianists still stride the boards at Carnegie Hall, and the shelves burst with tell-all biographies of musicians that are richer in detail than any liner-notes booklet.

From Ebooks: Neither E, Nor Books by Cory Doctorow

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