Lilly Dancyger Is Rethinking the Ethics of Memoir

"I do think that we, as writers, owe things to the people in our lives that we care about." The post Lilly Dancyger Is Rethinking the Ethics of Memoir appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at 'The Millions'

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FSG Nabs Chelsea Manning's Memoir

Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish Chelsea Manning's memoir in winter 2020. Acquiring editor Colin Dickerman said the memoir “will, for the first time, allow readers to experience the full depth, breadth, and weight of her journey." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia: Tracey Thorn's brilliant new memoir

REVIEW: The Everything But the Girl singer's tale about growing up in suburban London is a book you'll adore. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2019-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury to publish Lisa Faulkner's motherhood memoir

Actor, presenter and cookery author Lisa Faulkner has written a memoir for Ebury about “finding family in unexpected places, and learning to embrace the unpredictable life” featuring her experiences of infertility, IVF and adoption. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH declines to comment on reported Obama memoir delay

Penguin Random House has declined to make any public comment on a press report that Barack Obama’s post-White House memoir has been pushed back until 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After his 2-year-old daughter died, a father turned his pain into a beautiful memoir

Jayson Greene’s “Once More We Saw Stars” is a heartbreaking — and heartwarming — tale of love and loss. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-08 15:53:00 UTC ]
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Barack Obama's Memoir Won't Be Released Until At Least 2020

It sets up the possibility that the former president's highly anticipated book will come out during the 2020 campaign. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-08 11:31:20 UTC ]
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Quiller signs memoir of Pink Floyd and Wham! music mogul Morrison

Quiller has signed the recently-discovered memoir of music impresario Bryan Morrison, the man who represented Pink Floyd, T Rex, The Jam and Wham!. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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7 memoirs about moms to read this Mother's Day

Forget what you've seen in sitcoms and gauzy Hallmark television commercials: being a parent might be rewarding, but there's nothing easy about it. The experience of raising a child is an endlessly difficult one, and while there's no shortage of advice books for parents, there's no book that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-07 19:05:00 UTC ]
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Fyre Festival founder plans to self-publish a memoir called ‘Promythus: The God of Fyre’

The man who founded the famously ill-fated Fyre Festival plans to tell his story in a self-published memoir. Billy McFarland, who is serving a six-year sentence in federal prison, is writing a book with the unconventionally spelled title "Promythus: The God of Fyre.” McFarland is writing the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-06 17:50:00 UTC ]
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Sphere scoops Temple's 'adventures for the anxious' memoir

Sphere has bought a memoir, billed as a "book of adventures for the anxious", from Very British Problems creator Rob Temple. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press nets Thunberg's speeches and family memoir

Penguin Press will publish the collected speeches of 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference as well as a family memoir, Scenes from the Heart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Woody Allen’s memoir earned little interest by publishers, report says

Woody Allen wrote a memoir, but couldn't find a publisher interested in buying it, the New York Times reports. The film director, who has faced turmoil after the re-emergence of allegations of sexual abuse, had no luck getting publishers interested in a manuscript he had written, according to the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julie Andrews to publish second memoir this fall

Julie Andrews, the legendary singer, actress and star of "Mary Poppins," "My Fair Lady" and "The Sound of Music," is writing a memoir that will detail her experiences in Hollywood, People magazine reports. "Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years," co-written with Andrews' daughter, Emma Walton... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Castellucci to Publish Graphic Memoir ‘Girl on Film’ in November

Noted YA novelist and comics writer Cecil Castellucci will team with Boom! Studios to publish Girl on Film, a graphic memoir, in November 2019 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray snaps up US presidential hopeful Buttigieg's memoir

John Murray has landed the memoir of Democratic mayor and US presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder scoops ‘remarkable’ memoir by Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the memoir of Princess Margaret’s former lady-in-waiting Lady Anne Glenconner, with plans to publish in October.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With New Leadership, Questex Rethinks Its Path to Success

When Questex, the Newton, Mass.-based publisher and event producer, was acquired by MidOcean partners in September of last year, several of its newly appointed leaders immediately saw potential in the company’s brands, products and markets, but also recognized the siloization that was occurring.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prince’s unfinished memoir set for October release

Random House will publish an unfinished memoir by the late pop superstar Prince this fall, the Associated Press reported Monday. The publisher is set to release "The Beautiful Ones," which shares its title with a song on Prince's 1984 album "Purple Rain," on Oct. 29. The news of the book's... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English translations of Armenian memoirs share diaspora stories with a new generation

In the spring of 1915, college student Hagop Abadjian left school to escape conscription into the Ottoman military and embarked on a journey that led him back to Musa Dagh, the mountain in Turkey that was his home. A half-century later, Hagop recounted this trek over seven pages typewritten in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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