In this edition of Indie Spotlight, our monthly thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we feature memoirs and personal stories. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Damian Barr’s Literary Salon tempts the world’s best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Star guests include Jojo Moyes, John Waters, Yaa Gyasi, Mary Beard, Diana Athill and Louis de Bernières—all in front of a live audience at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-09 08:58:06 UTC ]
Ex-producer Ira Rosen tells some personal stories from his long career behind the camera. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-02-19 17:21:18 UTC ]
Essayists recount the abuse, rejection, extremism or disillusionment that led them to leave the church. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-01-17 01:13:49 UTC ]
This month we are listening to three memoirs and one novel that sounds like a memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Norwegian Wood, a lavishly illustrated how-to guide for chopping, stacking and burning, sets book charts on fire and cuts Jamie Oliver down to sizeA practical guide to chopping, stacking and burning wood the Norwegian way, detailing everything from the drying time of a birch tree felled in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning comedian Amy Schumer’s memoir has been snapped up by HarperNonFiction after an intense multi-publisher auction. The tentatively titled The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo is a collection of personal stories and anecdotes, combining Schumer’s fresh take on feminism with socially... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looking for a new career? LinkedIn thinks you don't need to look any further than the success stories of its members for motivation. The company's latest digital campaign, Picture Yourself, focuses on telling the career tales of select people, including One Kings Lane chief merchandising... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
In David Lebovitz's new book, 'My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories,' the blogger, former Chez Panisse pastry chef, and cookbook author recounts, through both personal stories and recipes, how he brings the city’s cuisine into his own kitchen in Paris. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]