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 ]
A debut novel by a HarperCollins UK editor goes to Putnam, former Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III sells a memoir to Atria, Random House buys NBA winner Tiya Miles’s latest, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster said it was working with the author on how to revise her 1999 book "Lucky" after Anthony Broadwater was cleared of the assault it describes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2021-12-01 22:20:50 UTC ]
Lucky, Alice Sebold's memoir of her rape as a college student, is being pulled from shelves following the exoneration of Anthony Broadwater. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-12-01 12:52:26 UTC ]
Scribner has responded to the news that Anthony Broadwater has been cleared of the crime at the centre of Lucky by ceasing to distribute the bookAlice Sebold’s publisher Scribner is pulling her 1999 memoir Lucky from shelves after a man was cleared of the rape at the heart of it.Anthony... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-01 10:52:48 UTC ]
The comedy legend responsible for “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein” has written a memoir with the cheer and zip of a one-liner. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-12-01 10:00:02 UTC ]
Siena and her artist-husband Mark revisit her 2006 young readers memoir 'To Dance' in 'Tiny Dancer', a new and more expansive autobiographical work for older readers on her passion for dance and her career in ballet. An eight-page excerpt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after the author identified him as her attacker in an assault she described in her memoir “Lucky.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-30 23:51:15 UTC ]
An anonymous academic’s memoir about his underground mission to save flowers from extinction, The Orchid Outlaw, has gone in a 24-hour pre-empt to John Murray. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 09:54:47 UTC ]
What all comes together to make a food memoir good? A combination of food, context, history, voice, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-11-26 11:34:00 UTC ]