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Tag Archives: memoir
Author event: Grace Coddington at the Frist
The inimitable Grace Coddington, creative director of Vogue, visited Nashville this weekend to chat with model Karen Elson about her new memoir, Grace, at a sold-out event at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. You probably know Coddington from … Continue reading
Best Books of 2012: #27, ‘Joseph Anton’
As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. In 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini called for Salman Rushdie’s death for his “blasphemous” novel The Satanic Verses, a move which not … Continue reading
Best Books of 2012: #39, ‘Winter Journal’
As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Paul Auster made his breakthrough debut with his memoir The Invention of Solitude; 30 years later, he looks at his … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Brain on Fire’ by Susannah Cahalan
First she thought she had bed bugs. Then she thought she was overworked. A friend suggested that she might have bipolar disorder. After a month of tests totaling almost a million dollars, Susannah Cahalan drew a clock at the request … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Joseph Anton’ by Salman Rushdie
Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie Random House • $30 • ISBN 9780812992786 In stores September 18, 2012 On February 14, 1989, Salman Rushdie (Midnight’s Children) received a call from a BBC reporter telling him that Ayatollah Khomeini put out a … Continue reading
Memoirs from women at the top
Whether you agree with the current presidential administration or not, odds are you like Michelle Obama; according to Gallup, 65% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the first lady. So, I thought many of you would appreciate a little … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails’ by Anthony Swofford
In Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, Anthony Swofford (author of Jarhead) chronicles his own journey as a fame-flushed author with his cancer-stricken father as they travel 1,000 miles in a 44-foot-long RV. Writes our reviewer: Swofford doesn’t spare anyone in his … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Winter Journal’
Winter Journal by Paul Auster Holt • $26 • ISBN 9780805095531 on sale August 21, 2012 Thirty years after his breakthrough debut, the memoir The Invention of Solitude, Paul Auster returns to the medium in Winter Journal. With the hindsight of … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Up’ and ‘Bloom’
Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Our May issue features five great books for moms (grandmothers and expecting moms, too!). Below are the book trailers for two of these books: Up by Patricia Ellis Herr and Bloom by Kelle Hampton. Up … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Let’s Pretend This Never Happened’ by Jenny Lawson
Don’t feel bad if Jenny Lawson, aka the Bloggess, makes you laugh at terrible things (dead pets, etc.). It’s not your fault—her life has been ridiculous, her humor is questionable and her memoir, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, captures it … Continue reading
Trailer Tuesday: ‘Wild’ by Cheryl Strayed
Our April Top Pick in Nonfiction is Wild, the magnificent memoir by Cheryl Strayed. After the death of her mother, Strayed decided to hike 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. She starts her journey alone, grieving and misguided (her … Continue reading
Monday contest: Carole King
Carole King, winner of four Grammy Awards and member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, could easily be considered one of the greatest voices of the baby-boomer generation. Her memoir, A Natural … Continue reading
How a blog became a book
guest post by Beth M. Howard I get asked all the time how long it took to write my book, and my answer is “Three months.” But the fact is I’ve been writing my book over a period of nearly … Continue reading
News of a Brownstein memoir is music to our ears
Big news for fans of comedy, rock music and women with a story to tell: Carrie Brownstein of Wild Flag, Sleater-Kinney and recent pop-culture phenomenon “Portlandia” will be publishing a memoir with Riverhead Books. Publicity director Jynne Martin tells us … Continue reading
Page-turners for St. Paddy’s
Celebrate with a kiss, a pint of green beer or a bit of great literature — it doesn’t really matter, because we’re all a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. But since BookPage is neither kissing booth nor pub, we’ll … Continue reading
