Stop-Time is a 1967 memoir by American author Frank Conroy (1936–2005) that tells the story of his poor childhood and early adulthood, growing up in New York City and Florida.

Focusing on a series of moments from his life, the book uses traditional fictional devices, while also delving deeply into the author's psyche.

In his review, Norman Mailer wrote, "Stop-Time is unique, an autobiography with the intimate unprotected candor of a novel.

Conroy has that subtle sense of the proportion of things which one usually finds only in established writers just after the mellowing of their career.

"[3] Many younger writers have cited Stop-Time as an important influence on their writing careers[4] including David Foster Wallace.