“She advised me to read more German authors,” says the writer and singer, whose latest memoir is “Year of the Monkey.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-09-05 09:00:00 UTC ]
The Toronto International Film Festival opens this year with Once Were Brothers, a documentary based on Robbie Robertson's memoir directed by a 26-year-old Canadian filmmaker. The doc's opening spot signifies the rising caché of music... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-09-05 08:00:00 UTC ]
The anonymous woman sexually assaulted by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner—and whose memoir will be published by Viking this month—has revealed her true identity as Chanel Miller. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 23:05:05 UTC ]
Avalanche: A Love Story, is a play based on the author's memoir detailing the anguish of her six unsuccessful attempts at IVF. It depicts doctors who prey upon an ageing woman’s despair and the stigma attached to 'failed' mothers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2019-09-03 02:31:44 UTC ]
Admired for her observations on culture and politics, she was best known for a memoir about her involvement with the anti-Franco resistance movement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-09-01 20:06:23 UTC ]
T M Logan's The Holiday (Zaffre) has jetted into the Weekly E-Ranking number one spot, displacing Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt (Picador) a week after the junior doctor memoir achieved the longest ever run in the chart top spot. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 14:51:37 UTC ]
Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find memoir and narrative nonfiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly. The post Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-08-29 13:00:38 UTC ]
Cameron Dezen Hammon's debut memoir follows her from a “half-Jewish childhood” to a professional life performing in an evangelical megachurch. The post That’s Her in the Spotlight, Losing Her Religion appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-08-28 10:00:50 UTC ]
A #MeToo memoir by former gymnast Rachael Denhollander, Max Lucado’s next title, and ‘What It Means to Be Moral’ are among the September books coming from religion and spirituality publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sharon Robinson, whose new memoir looks at her family’s activism, has some advice for kids — and parents. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-27 11:00:00 UTC ]
In ‘Initiated: Memoir of a Witch,’ Amanda Yates Garcia describes the empowerment she found through witchcraft and encourages others to do the same. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Risbridger’s “Midnight Chicken” is a cookbook, a memoir and a bittersweet love story. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-26 12:00:00 UTC ]
The author's second memoir is a raw and candid account of the power of committed love to combat life’s sorrows. The post Rick Moody’s New Book Takes on Marriage, for Better and for Worse appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2019-08-26 10:00:08 UTC ]
FALL 2019 NONFICTION PREVIEW: All this week we’ve been highlighting our most anticipated books on a variety of subjects, from history and biography to memoir and essay collections to politics and social science. The final installments: tech and science. | Lit Hub “Everything about Jo repulsed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-23 10:30:27 UTC ]
“In the Country of Women” looks back at the slaves and immigrants who made Straight’s family possible. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-22 16:26:46 UTC ]
This week we’ll be previewing the most anticipated nonfiction titles coming out this fall, covering politics, history, biography, science, tech, social science, and more. We begin today with essays, and you can find memoir over here. Lydia Davis, Essays One: Reading and Writing FSG, Nov. 12 With... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-20 08:49:53 UTC ]
This week we’ll be previewing the most anticipated nonfiction titles coming out this fall, covering politics, history, biography, science, tech, social science, and more. We begin today with memoir, and you can find essay collections over here. Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House: A Memoir... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-20 08:49:13 UTC ]
From food pioneer MFK Fisher’s timeless memoir to Zappos founder Tony Hsieh’s customer-centric mission statement, these are Hesser’s favorite books. 1. The Gastronomical Me, MFK FisherRead Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-08-20 07:00:18 UTC ]
The fake author who fooled the publishing world is brought back to life in a diverting tale that treads familiar ground“Sometimes, a lie’s more truth than the truth,” drawls author JT Leroy, speaking down a crackling telephone line. This straightforward dramatisation of Savannah Knoop’s 2008... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-08-18 07:00:10 UTC ]
“I annoy everyone around me by observing out loud what everyone already knows.” Sarah M. Broom on coming of age—and learning to see—in New Orleans. | Lit Hub Memoir Maggie Paxson on the French village that saved hundreds fleeing Nazi persecution. | Lit Hub History From Alexander Jessup to Anna... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-17 10:30:06 UTC ]