“I yearned for a bigger life and was sure it would come for me.” Aaron Hicklin on how the novels of Lynne Reid Banks helped him see himself. | Lit Hub Memoir “The more pertinent question than what we can write is what we who are Black authors can write about that a publisher will […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-26 10:30:59 UTC ]
Putnam lands Jill Santopolo’s long anticipated sequel to The Light We Lost, Gallery signs a memoir by late fashion designer Kate Spade’s best friend, and more Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Chloe Walsh’s ‘Taming 7,’ a new entry in her BookTok-popular Boys of Tommen YA series, debuts at #3 on our children’s fiction list. Plus novelists Salman Rushdie and Caleb Carr publish memoirs, and a memoir in Spanish by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a stateside hit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
The former N.F.L. player has been living with A.L.S. for more than a decade. Sharing “the most lacerating and vulnerable times” in “A Life Impossible” was worth the physical and emotional toll, he says. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-04-25 09:00:47 UTC ]
Australian actor’s book Rebel Rising will have allegations of incident on set of Grimsby that left her ‘feeling bullied, humiliated, and compromised’ struck outThe UK edition of Australian actor Rebel Wilson’s memoir will be published with redacted passages relating to her experience on set with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-04-24 12:50:23 UTC ]
A mix of history, memoir and biography, this book reflects on how time, perspective and stories left unwritten can shape our view of the past. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-24 10:00:41 UTC ]
The editor and essayist Joseph Epstein looks back on his life and career in two new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-04-22 09:03:39 UTC ]
When is enough enough? Ryan Chapman on wants, needs, money, and time. | Lit Hub Memoir “Resets are necessary throughout a writing life.” Julia Alvarez on falling in love with writing again. | Lit Hub Craft What does Lord Byron have in common with Che Guevara? “A revolutionary who loves poetry... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-19 10:30:28 UTC ]
The 10 best books of April offer adventurous readers everything from a futuristic novel to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s history-laced memoir about the 1960s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2024-04-18 11:34:55 UTC ]
“It always says the same thing: the vast majority of writers don’t earn enough from writing to make a decent living.” David Hill reflects on writing as labor. | Lit Hub Memoir Ethel Rohan on writing about grief: “For most of my life, I’ve suffered in shame and silence while the men who hurt me […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-18 10:30:29 UTC ]
A memoir of survival by Salman Rushdie, a Japanese thriller/mystery, a tale of four sisters in Ireland, and more round out today's list of new releases. Which ones are you adding to your list? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
Clair Wills’s memoir is a timely warning that sexual morality can be enforced only with violence. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2024-04-12 14:46:00 UTC ]
The Russian opposition politician, who died in prison in February, completed an autobiography which will come out later this yearA memoir by the late Russian politician Alexei Navalny is due to be published this autumn, publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced.The Russian opposition... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-04-11 16:01:56 UTC ]
'You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again' ranks No. 31 on our list of the best Hollywood books of all time because it's the ultimate Icarus story, unflinchingly detailing its author's descent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-08 10:00:36 UTC ]
Anna Shechtman’s The Riddles of the Sphinx is, so I am told, a memoir of recovery from anorexia and a group biography of the women who developed crossword puzzles. But this is a book that transcends its essential categories: it’s not just a memoir because it allows the reader to move between the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-04 08:54:41 UTC ]
New novels from Emily Henry, Jo Piazza and Rachel Khong; a history of five ballerinas at the Dance Theater of Harlem; Salman Rushdie’s memoir and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-03-28 20:59:48 UTC ]
It turns out that sitting down to write and stepping up to the starting block aren’t so different. Jade Song on what swimming has taught her about craft. | Lit Hub Memoir The Great Bambino wasn’t the only slugger with an unforgettable nickname. Kevin Baker introduces us to Boom-Boom,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-28 10:30:28 UTC ]
In my ayahuasca eco-memoir Mothership, I enjoy playing hopscotch along an often-overlooked spectrum, with autobiographical memoir at one end and “objective” narrative nonfiction at the other. How personal and self-revealing do I want to be in my environmental reporting? How much do I want to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-27 08:54:39 UTC ]
“My job as a parent isn’t over until your book gets published,” my father said, years ago. I don’t remember the circumstances of this statement—where we were, what we were doing. I want to say it had something to do with his body, maybe the deterioration of his lungs to COPD, his breathing so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-27 08:54:34 UTC ]
The Liturgy and Anxiety of Ordinary Lives: In Conversation with Rigoberto González, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye Interviews [email protected] Tue, 03/26/2024 - 08:23 Rigoberto González / Photo by Mahsa HojjatiRecently, I scheduled a zoom call... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-03-26 13:23:19 UTC ]