Shirley Hershey Showalter

Farmer's daughter, turned college professor, then college president, now foundation officer. Publications include The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Christian Century. Writing a memoir about growing up Mennonite in America, 1948-1966. Seeking others who read, write, and teach nonfiction/memoir. Goal: read and review 100 memoirs! Read More

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Sarah Palin’s Independence Day

You don’t have to be a seer to recognize material for political celebrity memoir these days.  Everyone knew that Sarah Palin would ink a book deal (even though she would not ink the memoir herself).  Sure enough, HarperCollins signed her.
The August  issue of Vanity Fair includes an in-depth portrait of Palin by Todd S. Purdum–published [...]

Posted: July 4th, 2009 under Memoir in the News.
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