Personal Space: Maggie Smith on Her Shift in Artistic Practice

On this episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton interviews Maggie Smith, whose inspirational memoir, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change, is published by Atria/One Signal Publishers. In the book, Smith intersperses bits of memoir — about moving forward after divorce, and other very personal shifts — among motivational bits from her […] The post Personal Space: Maggie Smith on Her Shift in Artistic Practice first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-09 08:48:58 UTC ]
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Val Kilmer’s ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’ offers a scatterbrained journey into his idiosyncratic head space

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Tectonic Shifts: PW Talks with Bob Davis

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HQ bags Brand's practically perfect Poppins book

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Greg James and Chris Smith team up with National Literacy Trust to launch new series

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‘Warhol’ paints the Pop Art icon as the most influential artist of the 20th century

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Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 4

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