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For His Father and His Son, Ai Weiwei Is Determined to Leave a Trace

The Chinese dissident artist writes a memoir of family, exile and the inseparability of art and politics. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-30 09:00:03 UTC ]
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Cassandra Peterson finally drags Elvira, L.A.'s spookiest icon, out of the dark

Halloween queen opens up in memoir about alter ego Elvira, troubling encounters with Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Jones, and the relationship she hid for years. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-29 16:45:44 UTC ]
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Brian Cox torches Johnny Depp, Ed Norton, Michael Caine and more in new book

'Succession' star Brian Cox rips several beloved Hollywood stars in his memoir 'Putting the Rabbit in the Hat,' but also praises a few along the way. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-28 22:07:21 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Name Third-Annual “Book Of The Year” Finalists

8 books, ranging from memoir to pizza czar, history for young readers and lyrics by legends, are the finalists for B&N's Book of the Year. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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White Rabbit signs Lanegan's 'terrifying' account of Covid-19 fight

White Rabbit has signed a new memoir by Mark Lanegan, described as a “terrifying account” of Covid-19, which left the songwriter slipping in and out of a coma. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 22:09:40 UTC ]
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Review: Katie Couric is done pleasing people, as her new memoir proves

The TV news star's memoir, 'Going There,' is fearlessly, wildly entertaining, often emotional and sure to upend the idea that she wants your love. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-26 13:00:12 UTC ]
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Selma Blair's Mean Baby memoir coming from Virago in 2022

Virago will publish Mean Baby, the memoir of actress Selma Blair, exploring her career, struggles with addiction, life with multiple sclerosis (MS) and advocacy alongside her role as a mother.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 09:44:11 UTC ]
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Seven Dials signs memoir from Princess Diana's bodyguard Sansum

Seven Dials has scooped the "explosive" memoir from Lee Sansum, the bodyguard who protected Hollywood royalty and Princess Diana, to be written with Howard Linskey.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 06:48:10 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph signs Kacenberg's 'unique' Holocaust memoir

Penguin Michael Joseph has signed a “unique” Holocaust memoir about the unlikely friendship between a young Jewish girl and a stray cat by Mala Kacenberg. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 02:08:45 UTC ]
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Canongate scoops personal memoir from Thomson

Canongate has scooped a personal memoir from Scottish writer and visual artist Amanda Thomson. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-24 15:10:24 UTC ]
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Donald Antrim’s ‘One Friday in April’ is a vital book about mental illness and recovery

Antrim’s memoir offers an unvarnished portrait of suicidal thinking and finding a way out. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: ‘Persepolis,’ by Marjane Satrapi

A memoir and a history of Iran’s turbulent 20th-century politics, one comic strip frame at a time. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 15:21:11 UTC ]
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Review: ‘The Liars’ Club,’ by Mary Karr

The Times would later call this 1995 memoir of a hardscrabble Texas childhood “one of the best books ever written about growing up in America.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 14:55:16 UTC ]
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Review: ‘The Woman Warrior,’ by Maxine Hong Kingston

This brilliant 1976 memoir evokes the author’s Chinese immigrant family and summons the ghosts who haunt it. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 14:55:13 UTC ]
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Mental health charity declines donation from Jamie Lynn Spears

Britney Spears’s younger sister has had her offer to give proceeds from her forthcoming book to the non-profit organisation This Is My Brave turned downJamie Lynn Spears’s offer to donate some of the proceeds from her forthcoming memoir to a mental health organisation has been declined after a... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-10-20 11:37:23 UTC ]
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Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed 'Bad Art Friend'?

Australian dramatist David Williamson’s new book is a mash up of memoir and autobiography, which casts himself as a former ‘plunderer’ of other’s lives. Continue reading at 'The Conversation'

[ The Conversation | 2021-10-20 03:57:12 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Midnight in Washington,’ by Adam Schiff

Schiff’s “Midnight in Washington” is that rare memoir by a politician that actually has something to say. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-19 18:00:03 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Unprotected,’ by Billy Porter

In his memoir “Unprotected,” Billy Porter recounts his lifelong struggle to heal the deep wounds buried under the sheen of his charismatic presence. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-19 09:00:04 UTC ]
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8 Great Novels That Take Place Over the Course of a Day

A book that takes place in one day offers immersion in a character’s life and consciousness, with the added resonance of a creative constraint that mirrors our own lived experience of 24 hours with changing light, ticking numbers, and the book-ends of sleep. My attempt to try this in... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-19 08:50:02 UTC ]
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Scholastic picks up trans teen memoir from Hancox

Scholastic has swooped on Welcome to St Hell, a "groundbreaking" YA memoir about being a trans teen, written and illustrated by influencer and filmmaker Lewis Hancox.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 19:31:24 UTC ]
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