Paul Scheer was abused as a child. His new memoir helped him reclaim 'the power of my voice for my childhood'

Paul Scheer's memoir-in-essays, 'Joyful Recollections of Trauma,' centers largely around the abuse he and his mother suffered at the hands of his stepfather. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Winterson memoir bags indie booksellers prize

Members of the public have voted Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel helps HC to 'best week since 2008'

HarperCollins has released the digital figures of its Man Booker Prize-winning titles Wolf Hall... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Why I Left Goldman Sachs': a viral op-ed expands into a memoir

Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith's 'Why I Left Goldman Sachs' drew strong response as an op-ed in The New York Times, but is garnering negative reviews as a memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers look for author 'staying power'

Publishers are still prepared to pay good money up front for the right books, agents have told... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weirdest self-help book titles

Self-help books are such funny, deeply personal things. You can get help for any aspect of life, from how to be happy to how to stop comfort-eating, heal your emotional self, take control of your life and the bread and butter of the self-help genre, relationship advice. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Who Could That Be at This Hour?': Lemony Snicket's new book discusses his childhood

'A Series of Unfortunate Events' author Lemony Snicket's latest book looks back on Snicket's youth. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvill acquires memoir of Politkovskaya sister

Harvill Secker has acquired a memoir about murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cleese memoir secured by Cornerstone

Random House has acquired world rights in the autobiography of comedy great John Cleese, star of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir: anything but 'total recall'?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir 'Total Recall' is disappointing many readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires memoir of Anne Frank's friend

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the memoirs of Eva Schloss, a childhood friend of Anne Frank... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Achebe publishes Biafran memoir

Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe publishes his long-awaited memoir, There Was a Country, about the brutal three-year Biafran war. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Patrick Harris will release a memoir in 2014

Neil Patrick Harris, multi-hyphenate entertainer, will release a memoir in 2014 about his career so far. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bumper new releases help book sales surge

Book sales soared by more than £2m last week as a bounty of new books hit the shelves on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires erotic memoir

Hodder has acquired the story of a sexual submissive, Bound to You by Nichi Hodgson. Fenella... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tesco recruits Andy McNab's ebook firm Mobcast to help win the Supermarket content war

Hot on the heels of purchasing Blinkbox and Peter Gabriel's WE7, Tesco has purchased Andy McNab's ebook publishers, Mobcast. It seems clear that the British supermarket heavyweight is currently engaged in a phony war with rival Sainsburys, which snapped up Rovi, Global Media Vault and Anobii for... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young-adult books by Fiona Paul, Eric Greitens and others this fall

YA promises diversity with historical fiction, paranormal romance, murder mysteries and thrillers.YA promises diversity with historical fiction, paranormal romance, murder mysteries and thrillers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asking 'Where's Waldo' helps increase local bookstore business

The 'Find Waldo Local' campaign, held nationwide for the month of July, had customers hunting for Waldo in independent bookstores and businesses. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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