“In addition to my passion for the musk ox, I also have a deep love for horses.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-07-22 14:09:02 UTC ]
Ebury Press has landed a memoir by actor, screenwriter and former undercover police officer Liam Thomas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 02:22:30 UTC ]
Through the trials of new motherhood and the loss of a parent, Rachel Cohen read the English novelist exclusively. “Austen Years” is her memoir of the experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-07-21 09:00:08 UTC ]
Politically related biography and memoir gained, and children's print gained 12 percent over the second quarter of 2019 in unit sales. The post US Book Market: NPD Sees Unit Sales Up 2.8 Percent in Q2 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-20 17:15:16 UTC ]
This week, co-hosts Eric and Medaya talk to professor, writer, and revolutionary, Frank B. Wilderson III, whose latest book, Afropessimism, is a work of memoir and theory. Wilderson defines Afropessism, the ways it has been misrepresented and how it can shape our understanding of contemporary... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-07-20 16:30:05 UTC ]
Alex Trebek is celebrating his 80th birthday this week with the release of a memoir that covers his decades-long career hosting the quiz show Jeopardy! as well as his time on CBC television in the 1960s. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2020-07-20 12:30:00 UTC ]
Pinter & Martin is to publish Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint for a Better NHS by midwife Amity Reed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 03:50:51 UTC ]
Recently, the Trump administration told hospitals to stop sharing data on COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Instead, hospitals were to share information with a private company contracted by the Department of Human and Health... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-17 11:55:45 UTC ]
Spellbound is also a memoir of identity by a trans artist, with episodes from Som's life reimagined as lived out by her cisgender quasi-avatar Anjali. The post Panel Mania: ‘Spellbound’ appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-07-17 10:00:21 UTC ]
Mr. Dickey reported from war zones and published seven books, including a memoir about growing up with his famous father. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-07-17 09:14:36 UTC ]
Hanover Square Press buys a memoir from a Daily Beast editor for six figures, Andrew McCarthy sells a memoir about his Brat Pack days to Grand Central, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
'Too Much and Never Enough,' Mary L. Trump's book on her uncle Donald Trump sets record for Simon & Schuster. But POTUS has nothing on Voldemort. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-16 16:14:02 UTC ]
In ”A Very Punchable Face,” the comedian pulls back the curtain on 30 Rockefeller Plaza and shares sidesplitting anecdotes from an uncannily eventful life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-07-15 13:15:00 UTC ]
Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Hosted by Jude Brewer and with original music composed for each episode, the podcast features the voices of today’s literary icons reading their essays, poems, and fiction. In this week’s episode, Stephanie Danler reads an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-14 08:48:18 UTC ]
Women’s friendships have always been fertile ground for literary exploration. One reason we wanted to write a memoir of our own decade-long friendship is that books are one of the few places that have always reflected the intensity and complexity of platonic relationships. The world at large... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-14 08:48:02 UTC ]
Write what you know, they say. This is what I know. On November 19, 2013, my younger sister, Sarah, died of a drug overdose in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s home. She was 24 years old and an opiate addict. Her body wasn’t found for four days. Her dog was locked inside the house with […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 08:47:22 UTC ]
The new memoir takes you inside a dysfunctional American family—and into Donald Trump’s mind. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-07-09 19:25:33 UTC ]
Megastar Mariah Carey's memoir will be published by Pan Macmillan in the UK, promising to tell the “unfiltered” story of the singer's life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-09 12:52:18 UTC ]
Sceptre has pre-empted Consumed: A Sister’s Story by Guardian chief theatre critic Arifa Akbar. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 16:54:24 UTC ]
This is before, so I’m double-washing only because I’m about to head into the range where Manny, the ex-SWAT, ex-Navy firearms instructor my friend and I have hired, will have his hands around mine. We’ve been learning on decoys for two hours, and now it’s time to shoot for real. I mean to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-08 08:49:20 UTC ]