In “Left on Tenth,” the veteran author looks back on a series of life-altering events, including a whirlwind romance at the age of 72. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-04-12 09:00:01 UTC ]
"The Unwritten Book" is a memoir and essay collection that finds beauty in impermanence. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-11 10:00:28 UTC ]
“Hello, Molly!,” the former “Saturday Night Live” star’s new book, recounts early family tragedy and a career of transgressive humor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-04-10 09:00:06 UTC ]
Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall sells a memoir to Ballantine, Random House buys a Lincoln bio from Jon Meacham, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
“Tasha” is Brian Morton’s memoir of his complicated relationship with the woman who raised him. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-04-05 09:00:06 UTC ]
She helped establish the study of postcolonial literature and made her own entry to the genre with the memoir "Meatless Days." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-01 22:48:53 UTC ]
At Slate, Maia Kobabe discusses writing Gender Queer, a memoir about self-acceptance and understanding, which has been challenged in schools and libraries across the country in recent months. “What I’m learning is that a book challenge is like a community attacking itself,” Kobabe says. “The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-03-30 20:30:51 UTC ]
Her 1989 book, “Meatless Days,” is viewed as an important work of postcolonial literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-03-28 22:06:48 UTC ]
In Sensorium by Tanaïs is, at once, a sensuous and gut-wrenching experience in expansive memoir that bleeds across genre and time. Using perfume as a framework, Tanaïs builds the work slowly, moving from the base to the heart to the head notes, recounting alienation and life on the margins as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-03-25 11:00:00 UTC ]
In “Every Good Boy Does Fine,” the concert pianist recalls his artistic and erotic awakening. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-03-24 15:00:06 UTC ]
The voice of Ariel in Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ is bringing a memoir to Tyndale Momentum, the co-authors behind ‘The Come Back Effect’ sign with Baker once again, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Her essay collection was removed from contention in the category of best lesbian memoir after she went on Twitter to defend a forthcoming Sandra Newman novel from charges that it was transphobic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-03-22 01:34:52 UTC ]
It’s been ten years since the release of Wild, Cheryl Strayed’s bracingly honest memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail as a young adult after her mother’s death with no experience or training—and to ccelebrate the anniversary, Strayed has released a cut scene from Wild, free to read... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-03-21 19:22:02 UTC ]
In “The Emergency,” Thomas Fisher writes about his work at a Chicago hospital and the inequities of American health care. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-03-21 18:46:34 UTC ]
Garrett Hongo tells a coming-of-age story wrapped in his love of writing and music, and recounts his lifelong quest for the perfect audio equipment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-03-18 12:00:15 UTC ]
Sasha LaPointe escaped a difficult childhood on a reservation by diving into Seattle punk. Her memoir, "Red Paint," finds solace in her Native roots. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-17 13:00:46 UTC ]
Why did Penguin decide to reissue a memoir and a novel by Harry Crews, a dead white Southern writer? His influence — and his truths — run deep. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-15 13:00:07 UTC ]
Erika Krouse’s Tell Me Everything, about a landmark sexual assault lawsuit, is a remarkable story told by a thrillingly unreliable narrator. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2022-03-14 09:40:00 UTC ]
Daniel Genis, author of the new memoir 'Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in Prison,' recommends 11 essential books about life behind bars. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Her memoir describes her long career in diplomacy and her unwitting entanglement in Donald Trump's schemes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-03-11 18:24:57 UTC ]