Doctor, teacher, bestseller: why real-life memoirs are such a hit

A Great Ormond Street nurse has sold 100,000 books in a few weeks by joining a growing trend of writers to recount heartfelt first-person accounts of their own livesChristie Watson never imagined writing a bestselling memoir about her job as a nurse, much less about her life. “I didn’t think anyone from the outside would be interested,” she says.After 20 years walking corridors between cubicles and intensive care wards, mostly in children’s hospitals, Watson had plenty to recall – resuscitating patients in cardiac arrest, helping a young boy write a thank-you letter to the parents of a dead child whose organs had saved his life. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Baldacci's latest Amos Decker thriller, 'The Fix,' remains in the #1 slot on the iBooks list, followed by Margaret Atwood's backlist dystopian novel, 'The Handmaid's Tale.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 1, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s latest debuts at #5 in the country overall, her best first-week showing to date. Plus retired Navy admiral William H. McRaven’s commencement speech is the #3 book in the country, and YouTuber Connor Franta returns to our lists with the #10 book in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 23, 2017

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Gay readers are for life, not just anniversaries

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Life After Print for Mental Floss

Q&A with EVP, Publisher Amie Deutch and Editorial Director Ethan Trex. The post Life After Print for Mental Floss appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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