What's the reaction to Edward Snowden's memoir?

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Edward Snowden’s memoir, Permanent Record, went on sale today. Many Americans aren’t interested in hearing what the whistle-blowing former CIA...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Author interview, Lawsuit, Memoir, NPR, Politics, The Guardian, The New York Times

Don't make these mistakes in your first memoir

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this month, Jane Friedman shared a guest post reminding potential (or current) memoirists to keep their focus tight. The...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Memoir, Writing advice

Demi Moore previews her upcoming memoir, "Inside Out"

Posted on 09/12/2019 at 09:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another memoir is hitting shelves on September 24, but from a decidedly different type of writer. Actress Demi Moore has...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Pop culture, The New York Times

Diary of Polish teen murdered by Nazis will be released in English

Posted on 09/12/2019 at 08:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After more than seventy years, a Nazi victim’s diary will appear in English in less than two weeks. Renia Spiegel,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, Memoir

Jackie Robinson's daughter talks about her new memoir, "Child Of The Dream"

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 09:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The teen years were tough for many of us. But imagine you’re a black teen in 1963. You’re facing your...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, Memoir, NPR

Speechwriter is suing Defense Department for delaying his memoir

Posted on 09/09/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Would you like to read the memoir of a defense secretary’s former speechwriter? If so, Mother Jones has bad news...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Newcastle bookstore won't carry soccer memoir after athlete bashes its team

Posted on 09/08/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Are you ready for some football? Okay, we’re actually posting about soccer — known as football outside of the U.S....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Scandal, The Guardian

Greta Thunberg, Sarah Huckabee Sanders are the topics of (separate) upcoming books

Posted on 09/06/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today’s new release roundup should satisfy both sides of the political spectrum. Up first is a new picture book inspired...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Memoir, Politics

On approaching your memoir's characters in real life

Posted on 09/06/2019 at 11:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve shared quite a few posts on the stylistic tricks to writing a memoir. But here’s another consideration you’ll want...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Memoir, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

Stanford sexual-assault survivor reveals her name and memoir's title

Posted on 09/04/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A woman who gained unwanted fame as the victim of a high-profile sexual assault has revealed her name publicly as...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction