HarperNonFiction signs comedian Schumer

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 aware satire "ranging from the raunchy to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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