Paul McCartney is releasing a lyrical autobiography in November

Posted on 02/24/2021 at 01:12 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Paul McCartney is no ordinary musician, so it’s fitting that his autobiography won’t be the everyday type, either. The former...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture, The Guardian

Read excerpts from “The Black Church” and “Blindfold”

Posted on 02/16/2021 at 09:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times has excerpts from two just-released works of nonfiction that are worth sharing today. The Black Church:...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Excerpt, Memoir, Nonfiction

Share your own story with your readers

Posted on 02/15/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A writer’s life is likely to turn up in his or her writing, in some way — big or small,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Memoir

Actor Danny Trejo, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie open up in new books

Posted on 02/11/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There’s something for (almost) everybody in this roundup of cover reveals and release announcements. Looking for a classic tale of...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memoir, Pop culture

DOJ drops lawsuit over a tell-all book about Melania Trump

Posted on 02/11/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Department of Justice has dropped a lawsuit against the author of a tell-all memoir about Melania Trump. The Huffington...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, Scandal

Hunter Biden will publish a memoir

Posted on 02/04/2021 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A secret of more than a year has been made public: Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, will publish...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Politics

Actress Cicely Tyson talks about her memoir days before her death

Posted on 01/29/2021 at 09:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We were sorry to hear that actress Cicely Tyson died yesterday at age ninety-six. But we were also impressed at...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR, Pop culture

Will author J.D. Vance consider a Senate run again?

Posted on 01/25/2021 at 10:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

US Senator Rob Portman, who represents Ohio, announced today that he won’t seek re-election in 2022, sparking immediate speculation over...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Politics

Political books: No more Hawley, plenty of Trump

Posted on 01/08/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Simon & Schuster announced yesterday that it will no longer be publishing an upcoming book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley....

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Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics, The New York Times

Elizabeth Warren, Moon Unit Zappa to release memoirs

Posted on 12/16/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We learned of two memoir deals today from two very different women: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Moon Unit Zappa. Warren’s...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, Pop culture