ABC’s Black-ish spinoff joins a new memoir by Thomas Chatterton Williams in presenting a seemingly enlightened but ahistorical view of race. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2019-10-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
Duras’s body of work is a reminder that it’s okay to press send, to publish your drafts.” On Marguerite Duras, proto-internet essayist. | Lit Hub Memoir “Space flight is not being powered by people doing reasonable things.” Peter Ward explores the fraught history (and inevitable future) of space... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-10-26 10:30:56 UTC ]
Stop whatever it is you’re doing and pay attention to me because I have, just this morning, stumbled upon some joyous, and potentially game-changing, literary news: Val Kilmer is releasing a memoir. Yes, friends, according to Publishers Weekly, Simon & Schuster will publish I’m Your... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-10-25 16:13:04 UTC ]
“Little Weirds,” a new collection by the actress and comedian, isn’t the funny memoir you might have expected. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-10-25 09:00:27 UTC ]
Chatto & Windus has triumphed in a hotly-contested eight-way auction to publish an "extraordinarily brave" memoir about faith, loss and addiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 09:08:05 UTC ]
Head of Zeus has picked up a memoir of Belfast by poet and writer Ciaran Carson, who passed away earlier this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 01:49:57 UTC ]
Columnist, editor and author hailed as ‘fearless’, after her death at the age of 57Friends and colleagues have responded to the death of the journalist and author Deborah Orr with a flood of tributes, describing the longtime Guardian columnist as fearless, hilarious, and “a lioness in a world... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-10-21 15:54:16 UTC ]
Complete with endorsements from Donald Trump and Judy Murray, the parody jacket turned up in a branch of FoylesThere are large acts of protest, such as the People’s Vote march that took place in London on Saturday. And then there are smaller ones, such as the work of the as yet unidentified... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-10-21 12:46:59 UTC ]
Motherwell, the incisive memoir by Deborah Orr, unpicks the complexities of familial relationships. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 06:10:58 UTC ]
In his memoir “Long Way Home,” Michael Douglas’s oldest son examines the “demented death wish” that drove him to drugs and crime, shining a light on his famous family along the way. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-10-19 09:00:12 UTC ]
Chuck Schwab said his company will soon introduce fractional-stock trading and other services designed to appeal to younger clients. The founder and chairman of Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that introducing the new services is the next step after dropping... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-18 18:05:16 UTC ]
The Blunt Instrument is an advice column for writers, written by Elisa Gabbert (specializing in nonfiction), John Cotter (specializing in fiction), and Ruoxi Chen (specializing in publishing). If you need tough advice for a writing problem, send your question to [email protected].... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-10-18 11:00:04 UTC ]
HarperCollins imprint HQ will publish a "heartwrenching" post-Holocaust memoir from the mother of Jonathan Safran Foer, the story of which was the basis for his bestselling 2002 novel, Everything is Illuminated. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 20:21:07 UTC ]
Oneworld has acquired the memoir of the woman who raised seven extraordinarily talented musical children, the Kanneh-Masons, exploring parenting, music education and the boundless potential of all children. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 16:07:07 UTC ]
Indie publisher Saraband will publish Helen Moat’s memoir covering her 2000-mile cycle journey across Europe, in April 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 00:50:09 UTC ]
Fourth Estate will publish film director and documentary maker Sarah Aspinall’s memoir, following an auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 16:28:03 UTC ]
Publisher HarperCollins says Back is first and only account ‘directly from’ US golferFresh from a startling career comeback after years of battling injuries, sex addiction and tabloids, Tiger Woods has announced a new memoir titled Back in which he promises to tell his “definitive story”.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-10-15 15:31:34 UTC ]
From behind-the-scenes stories of "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" to the pressures of balancing career and family, Julie Andrews talks candidly about the work involved in her amazing life and career. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-10-15 13:00:07 UTC ]
HarperCollins has landed world rights to golf legend Tiger Wood’s first ever memoir, entitled Back, promising the "definitive" story of his career, fall and comeback. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 21:07:47 UTC ]
‘Catch and Kill’ follows a reporter’s noirish road to uncovering alleged sexual misconduct at NBC and in Hollywood. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-10-14 16:12:00 UTC ]