Tag: NPR
Who’s Being Bagged–Alexandra Penney or the Buyers of Her Memoir?
Remember when we looked at one of the casualties of the Bernie Madoff scandal–artist and blogger Alexandra Penney who got a book deal to tell her story? Here’s the blog post from February 12, 2009 catalogued under the catagory “memoir in the news.”
Just one year later, the book is not only written but published, and [...]
Posted: February 16th, 2010 under Memoir in the News.
Tags: Alexandra Penney, Bag Lady, NPR
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Listen to Six-Word Memoirs on NPR
Want to hear people from all over the country call in their life stories in six words? It’s a pretty good way to spend 17 minutes! Just click here.
Posted: February 4th, 2010 under Memoir in the News, radio.
Tags: NPR, six-word memoir
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Mary Karr’s Lit: A Monumental Achievement
The key to writing a great memoir is seducing the reader to fall in love with you. After reading first The Liars’ Club and now Lit, I am totally smitten. I have Karr’s second memoir Cherry on my shelf and will need to read it also.
Lit is the story of a girl from Texas whose [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under My Reviews.
Tags: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Liar's Club, Lit, Mary Karr, NPR, Robert Haas, Terry Gross
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Ben Yagoda on NPR: Great Overview of Memoir History
Two days ago I posted an NPR story summary with my own slant on it. It got picked up on www.expectingrain.com and reached hundreds of viewers, instantly becoming my most viewed post. That was exciting. Thanks, Expectingrain.com!
Come to think of it, NPR stories on the arts almost always fascinate me, and I can tell I [...]
Posted: December 28th, 2009 under Personal Reflections, radio.
Tags: Ben Yagoda, expectingrain.com, NPR
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