It’s been a big year for Michelle Zauner. This spring, her much-lauded memoir Crying in H Mart was published, and last week her band Japanese Breakfast released Jubilee, another critically acclaimed album. And the excitement continues: yesterday, the Hollywood Reporter announced that Crying in H... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-06-08 14:46:24 UTC ]
“Dear Senthuran” is an epistolary memoir of gender identity, diaspora and the solitude of success. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-06-08 11:08:44 UTC ]
In “Hola Papi,” the writer John Paul Brammer mines his own experiences and traumas to deliver wisdom for queer readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-06-08 09:00:07 UTC ]
For nine years, Rodgers was a celibate gay Christian speaking about the benefits of conversion therapy, and in her forthcoming memoir 'Outlove: A Queer Christian Survival Story,' she chronicles her journey into peace, a loving marriage, and advocacy for LGBTQ Christians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing staff, in rows over authors from Mike Pence to Woody Allen, are voicing their reluctance to work on books they deem hateful. But is this really ‘younger refuseniks’, or a much older debate?In the 1960s, Simon & Schuster’s co-founder Max Schuster was facing a dilemma. Albert Speer,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-06-03 12:12:23 UTC ]
Interviews Photo by Oluwaseyi Johnson / Unsplash I was lucky to meet Romalyn Ante when I was invited to read at a virtual event organized by R. A. Villanueva and hosted by Books Are Magic in August 2020. Ante was the guest of honor at the event,... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-06-02 11:57:51 UTC ]
In March of 2004, my family and I were at home in Taiwan for the national election, and I got into my first-ever screaming match with a perfect stranger. The election choice, as always, was between the Kuo Ming Tang, which favors reunification with China; and the Democratic People’s Party, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-06-01 11:00:00 UTC ]
“I always pushed myself to go higher,” Johnson wrote in her posthumous memoir “My Remarkable Journey” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-05-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
Roxane Gay Books will focus on underrepresented fiction, nonfiction and memoir writers, with or without agents. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-05-26 09:00:15 UTC ]
The renaissance man and author of the forthcoming memoir 'Unrequited Infatuations' shared his reflections on how the religion of rock ‘n roll shaped a decades-long career as a producer, solo artist, member of the E Street Band, activist, and actor on TV shows including 'The Sopranos.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Headline has landed Sex Bomb, a "hilarious, compelling and conversation-starting" memoir from stand-up comedian, podcast host and writer Sadia Azmat. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-24 11:30:11 UTC ]
Katherine Johnson’s work as a NASA mathematician was essential during the space race, if underappreciated. A new memoir sheds light on her story. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-05-21 15:20:36 UTC ]
Randa Jarrar’s memoir Love Is An Ex-Country focuses predominantly on the years leading to the 2016 election, a period, which, like now, was characterized by heightened Islamophobia, misogyny, homophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment, and racism. Jarrar embarks on a road trip inspired by Tahia... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-05-21 11:00:43 UTC ]
Actress Miriam Margolyes’ memoir of "extraordinary adventure" will be published by John Murray in September. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-19 23:43:16 UTC ]
'WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts' by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez is a riveting combination of memoir and inspirational scholarship. In this eight-page excerpt Hall's efforts to research a slave revolt in 1712 mark the first steps of a quest that will take her to 18th... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
'We are proud to stand with our author,' said the head of Portfolio Books, promising that the memoir 'Flamin' Hot' will still be released June 15. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-05-19 00:04:48 UTC ]
The pop star seems to have entered her memoir era at 19. Her new book, "Billie Eilish," uses photos and spare captions to document her life for fans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-05-11 12:00:32 UTC ]
Bonnier Books UK has bought comedian Josh Widdicombe’s first book, billed as part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of 1990s television and culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-07 23:03:11 UTC ]
Forty years ago, IBM researcher Charlie Bennett helped usher in the study of quantum mechanics’ impact on computing. IBM is still at it—and so is Bennett. In May 1981, at a conference center housed in a chateau-style mansion outside Boston, a few dozen physicists and computer scientists gathered... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2021-05-07 08:00:30 UTC ]
Verso has acquired Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests and the Pursuit of Freedom, a memoir by Derecka Purnell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-05 20:05:47 UTC ]