For those of us who want to become real writers—whatever that means—the countless resources available can feel a bit dry and uninspired, ranging from tired but true clichés to well-lauded craft books (Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir on Craft sits dustily on my shelf). Many of us find... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-12-31 12:00:00 UTC ]
Telling your story in a book is hard enough. But what if it ends up on screen? Adam Kay, writer of This Is Going to Hurt, and Dolly Alderton, who penned Everything I Know About Love, relive the shocksMore cultural highlights of 2022Most people find seeing themselves on screen distinctly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-29 14:00:23 UTC ]
The unsparing observer of US culture, politics and public life won huge acclaim for her memoir The Year of Magical Thinking• Read Alex Clark’s interview with Joan Didion from February 2021• Obituary: Joan DidionJoan Didion, the eminent journalist, author and anthropologist of contemporary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-23 17:19:56 UTC ]
Ai Weiwei’s memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows” pushes back against the Chinese government’s efforts to silence him and his poet father. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-12-20 22:31:48 UTC ]
Serpent's Tail has bagged a post-apocalyptic novel and a memoir from 2020 Goldsmiths Prize winner M John Harrison, who is leaving his long-term publisher Gollancz after 40 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-19 23:45:16 UTC ]
White went from the streets of Baltimore to the philharmonic. In his memoir "I'm Possible," he tells the story of how he transformed his life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-18 13:00:13 UTC ]
Stephanie Land’s best-selling memoir inspired the popular Netflix series. She’s not done fighting for people navigating the red tape of poverty. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-12-16 10:00:03 UTC ]
Nine Eight Books, the music imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired the “compelling and pertinent memoir” from 1960s soul legend P P Arnold. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 22:10:47 UTC ]
The beloved Guardian writer finished Holding Tight, Letting Go before she died of cancer earlier this yearA memoir by the late journalist Sarah Hughes, who died from cancer earlier this year, will be published next March, tackling topics from planning your own funeral to the importance of trashy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-13 14:25:04 UTC ]
A student of mine was writing a memoir about being in an abusive marriage. She’d divorced her husband in middle age and returned to college, and her prose was stark and beautiful. After a few months, however, her classmates grew restless. “He was horrible,” they said. “A bullying jerk.” Still,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-13 09:51:42 UTC ]
But the legendary comedian’s joyful memoir doesn’t pause for introspection, or analysis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-10 13:00:00 UTC ]
Little A, the literary fiction and non-fiction imprint of Amazon Publishing, has acquired a "powerful" memoir by Paul Burston, founder of the Polari Prize, the UK’s first and largest LGBTQ+ book award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-09 09:18:56 UTC ]
Elliot & Thompson has snapped up a memoir by writer Nancy Campbell, whose recent book Fifty Words for Snow (Elliot & Thompson) was Waterstones’ November Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 21:39:33 UTC ]
Manilla Press has snapped up a "dazzling" memoir by actress Minnie Driver, whose credits include a breakout role in "Circle of Friends" and the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 13:00:02 UTC ]
Atria Books is publishing a memoir by former Washington Football Team’s quarterback Robert Griffin III; Baker signed a two-book deal with debut author and speaker on race Ally Henny; Center Street is spotlighting the faith lives of George H.W. and Barbara Bush, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
A journalist went to Scotland to investigate the world of oil riggers and slept with her first source. "Sea State" is her raw memoir of the aftermath Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-12-07 14:00:53 UTC ]
Jones, who escaped the Children of God cult, found a different kind of faith, in books and later, the law — and herself. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-12-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
The uncanniness of rereading Lucky now that the man Alice Sebold identified as her rapist has been exonerated. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2021-12-04 00:50:58 UTC ]
The main character in “The Lyrics” is his best friend and fiercest rival, John Lennon Continue reading >> [ Source: The Economist | 2021-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yesterday, a footnote to an op-ed in the LA Times revealed that Red Badge Films is now producing a documentary about Anthony Broadwater’s conviction and then exoneration of Alice Sebold’s rape, called Unlucky. Red Badge Films is helmed by Tim Mucciante, previously the executive producer for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-12-03 17:48:54 UTC ]