Robert Graves (1895-1985) is now probably best-remembered for two prose works: his 1929 memoir Goodbye to All That, about his experience fighting in the First World War, and his 1934 novel I, Claudius, set in ancient Rome. But Graves was also a highly influential poet – and theorist of poetry […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2021-11-24 15:00:55 UTC ]
The anthropologist Nastassja Martin has written a slender but expansive book in which she grapples with the physical and philosophical fallout of a near-death experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-24 10:00:04 UTC ]
In April, back when a few Cuomosexuals still roamed New York, the Times Union published interviews with anonymous current and former Cuomo staffers claiming they were given tasks related to Cuomo’s memoir about the COVID-19 pandemic, American Crisis, for which Cuomo had received a whopping $5... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-23 18:37:46 UTC ]
Edith Schloss’s memoir recounts an era of great creative vitality and the time she spent with Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Merce Cunningham, Leo Castelli and others. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
On Sunday night, both the 2020 and 2021 winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize accepted their awards in an in-person ceremony—including Chanel Miller, who won the 2020 Prize for nonfiction for her memoir Know My Name. Dayton, Ohio is the hometown of Brock Turner, who was convicted of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-19 18:22:33 UTC ]
Jocko Willink hits #10 on the hardcover fiction list this week with 'Final Spin', Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich lands at #11 on our hardcover fiction list with her latest, 'The Sentence,' and Will Smith, the Academy Award-nominated actor and Grammy-winning rapper’s memoir is an instant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bob Odenkirk's "highly entertaining and heartfelt memoir" has been signed by Hodder Studio. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 17:45:59 UTC ]
“Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone,” his latest collection, erodes the boundaries between fiction, memoir and essay. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-16 19:53:17 UTC ]
Out this week, 'The Deeper the Roots' is an intimate, personal story of defying odds, helping others do the same and making history along the way. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-16 14:36:39 UTC ]
In “The Genius Under the Table,” the artist and writer Eugene Yelchin recalls his boyhood in 1970s Leningrad. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-11-12 20:41:15 UTC ]
Writer Christina Patterson returns with a memoir about family, mental illness, cake and fortitude. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-12 05:08:47 UTC ]
Bonnier Books UK imprint John Blake has landed a “shocking” memoir by Luis Elizondo, the former head of the US government’s highly sensitive UFO programme. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-12 02:01:18 UTC ]
Will Smith has partnered with Black-owned bookshops and artists of colour across the UK and America to celebrate his upcoming memoir Will (Century), with Sevenoaks Bookshop featuring an artist’s display. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 02:48:04 UTC ]
And Other Stories has acquired Aftermath, a new essay memoir by Preti Taneja in which the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning British writer examines the ramifications of the terrorist attack at Fishmongers' Hall. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 21:27:29 UTC ]
Hachette Ireland has acquired Mia Döring's "deeply personal and astutely political" literary memoir and debut Any Girl. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 15:02:25 UTC ]
It’s hard to imagine a more political flex than publishing a memoir the same month you release your biggest Oscar contender in years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-11-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
Knopf buys Paul Newman’s lost memoir, Hanover Square takes on a memoir by actor Tommy Dorfman, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
The untitled book will include the Oscar-winning actor’s thoughts on acting, directing, his 50-year marriage to Joanne Woodward, drinking, politics and racing. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2021-11-03 17:41:46 UTC ]
If you’re like me and have a deep appreciation and love of classic Hollywood, then you’ll be delighted to hear that Knopf plans to publish Paul Newman’s memoir in the fall of 2022. The actor, who died in 2008 at the age of 83, began working on his memoir in the 1980s; according to the […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-11-03 14:46:35 UTC ]
Artwork has been displayed on the largest billboard in Europe, at Piccadilly Circus, as part of the campaign for Ai Weiwei’s 1,000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Bodley Head). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 09:01:47 UTC ]