The National Cathedral is adding a bust of Elie Wiesel

Posted on 04/30/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Washington National Cathedral will welcome a new face this fall. A bust of Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor known...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Literary tourism, Memoir

Author of viral cable-guy essay releases a memoir

Posted on 04/24/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A great writer can, of course, make something mundane seem fascinating — or reveal that it is fascinating. And one...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

Books from Senator Hirono, former President Bush focus on immigrants

Posted on 04/20/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to two politicians — one past, one present. Mazie Hirono, one of Hawaii’s two US senators, has...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR, Politics

Author Gary Paulsen has written his own survival story

Posted on 04/19/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Gary Paulsen is well known for his novels about surviving. Now, he’s sharing his own story about survival. Back in...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR, Young adult literature

Ted Cruz asks donors to vote on how he destroys John Boehner's book

Posted on 04/16/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Former Speaker John Boehner’s memoir has landed with a splash. On the House is still an Amazon bestseller, down from...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, Scandal, The Guardian

Cuomo staffers: We didn't volunteer to work on governor's memoir

Posted on 04/13/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have another chapter in the Andrew Cuomo book deal saga. Several current and former staffers for the New York...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memoir, Politics, Scandal

Ron Howard and his brother have written a family memoir

Posted on 04/13/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ron Howard appears to have avoided the many dangers of a Hollywood childhood. But, as the actor and director has...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture

Former VP Mike Pence is writing an autobiography

Posted on 04/08/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mike Pence has signed a seven-figure book deal to publish two books, including an autobiography. CBS reports, citing CNN, that...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics

Read an excerpt from “Broken Horses”

Posted on 04/07/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The life of a celebrity, at some point, becomes far more eventful – and strange — than the life of...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Memoir, Pop culture, The New York Times

Dave Grohl will publish a memoir this fall

Posted on 04/06/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A joke we’ll soon get to retire is the line, uttered upon news of a celebrity memoir or creative project...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture, The Guardian