Actor Alan Rickman's journals will be published in 2022

Posted on 11/23/2020 at 07:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Signs continue to point to 2022 being well worth looking forward to. That’s when the journals of late actor Alan...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture, The Guardian

Book battles: Star Wars novels and political memoir

Posted on 11/20/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A writer who adapted two Star Wars movie scripts into novels is suing Disney over royalties (or the lack thereof)....

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Pop culture, Scandal, The Guardian, The New York Times

What publishing industry insiders think about a possible Trump memoir

Posted on 11/18/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s a given that presidents will write memoirs, and rumors have been circulating lately that Donald Trump could be offered...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, The New York Times

Today’s releases: “A Promised Land” and “A Wealth of Pigeons”

Posted on 11/17/2020 at 10:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Several celebrities released new books today. Former President Barack Obama’s memoir A Promised Land and comedian Steve Martin’s collaboration with...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Excerpt, Graphic novel, Memoir, NPR, Politics

Barack Obama will speak at this year's Booker Prize ceremony

Posted on 11/12/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barack Obama will be joining this year’s virtual Booker Prize ceremony. The former president, whose memoir’s release date prompted the...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book reviews, Memoir, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics, The Guardian

The story behind Megan Rapinoe’s memoir, "One Life"

Posted on 11/11/2020 at 10:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe’s memoir, One Life, came out yesterday. In the leadup to its release, she made the media...

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

Ruby Bridges, who desegregated New Orleans schools, has a new book

Posted on 11/09/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Imagine being six years old and making history. That was reality for Ruby Bridges, who was escorted into a previously...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Memoir, NPR

Author explains how she decided to write "The Undocumented Americans"

Posted on 10/22/2020 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction, for The Undocumented Americans. Even if the...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Awards, Memoir, The New York Times

See how 2 different memoir structures work

Posted on 10/15/2020 at 03:34 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even if you’re not planning to write a memoir, you may enjoy a recent post from Allison K. Williams. The...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Memoir, Plot / narrative

Watch the trailer for Netflix's "Hillbilly Elegy" adaptation

Posted on 10/14/2020 at 01:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Netflix released the trailer for its adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy today. Ron Howard is directing the screen version of J.D....

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Tagged As: Memoir, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, TV adaptation