Bruce Springsteen’s Brilliant Disguise

All celebrity memoirs come loaded with double barrels of doubt—“Did he even write it?” and “Is this actually necessary?” In the case of one Mr. Bruce Springsteen of Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and the book inevitably titled Born to Run, authorship seems guaranteed: The Boss, as his (disliked) nickname implies and his book repeatedly avers, is a control freak. He wasn’t going to let anyone ghost his life story except for his own personal ghosts. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bruce Springsteen’s Brilliant Disguise

All celebrity memoirs come loaded with double barrels of doubt—“Did he even write it?” and “Is this actually necessary?” In the case of one Mr. Bruce Springsteen of Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and the book inevitably titled Born to Run, authorship seems guaranteed: The Boss, as his (disliked)... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama are teaming up on a book.

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen and former President Barack Obama have written a book based on their podcast conversations, to be published globally by Penguin Random House in partnership with Higher Ground. The book chronicles, as Obama said in the book’s introduction, the men’s “shared... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Bruce Springsteen helps S&S UK profits increase

Simon & Schuster UK saw a marginal boost to profits in 2016, driven by Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run and its children’s division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bruce Springsteen longlisted for Penderyn Music Book Prize

Bruce Springsteen's memoir Born to Run (Simon & Schuster) has been longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize alongside memoirs from musicians Johnny Marr and Robbie Robertson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Simon Sweetman: Baby, I was born to read Bruce Springsteen's memoir

OPINION: I start more books than I finish now – as is the way of the working parent, the overzealous music fan, a keen reader with eyes bigger than my, erm, mind… Continue reading at Stuff

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Bruce Springsteen Can Fill an Arena, But Can He Sell Out a Bookstore?

Comparing the sales of recent musician memoirs after it was reported that Simon & Schuster paid $10 million for Bruce Springsteen's memoir. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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S&S Nabs Bruce Springsteen Autobiography

'Born to Run,' which Springsteen started writing in 2009 and reportedly sold for $10 million, is set for an international release on September 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bruce Springsteen picture book for S&S

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10 Brilliant Books to Understand Conspiracy Thinking

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Bruce Handy on Becoming a Children’s Picture Book Author in His 60s

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Bruce Handy on Becoming a Children’s Picture Book Author in His 60s

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10 Brilliantly Unexpected Jane Austen Homages

For anyone who's ever wanted to read about Elizabeth Bennett riding dragons and Elinore Dashwood solving murders, Julia Seales, the author of 'A Most Agreeable Murder', selects 10 inventive Jane Austen riffs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bruce Lehrmann drops defamation case and settles with News Corp over Brittany Higgins reports

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Lululemon’s brilliant dupe strategy should be duplicated by every brand

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Blue Mountains review – brilliant Georgian shaggy-dog satire on the Soviet mindset

A welcome revival of a 1980s comedy prophesying the collapse of the Soviet UnionHere is a revival of a 1983 film from the Georgian director Eldar Shengelaia (still alive at 90) and it is revealed as an intriguing, and perhaps even remarkable creation: a dapper, droll satire on Soviet... Continue reading at The Guardian

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