memoir
October 12, 2009
- Two days left to snag a signed copy of new Vietnam War memoir-w/-a-musical twist Rock 'N' Roll Soldier!! Leave a comment at AuthorsNow! and you're automatically entered to win!
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October 11, 2009
- Today would have been my father’s one-hundredth birthday. I live in those woods where he used to hunt. His tools have become my tools and I use them daily. His machinist chest still smells of stale coffee and Camels and holds my pastels and watercolors. On a chilly day I throw his worn flannel shirt over my shoulders. At the southwest corner of the property an immense ...
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October 9, 2009
- The days are long for an impatient writer, waiting to see her completed book for the first time. I am, as many of you know, a rather impatient person anyway. This is a result of moving often, and treating everything as a temporary situation (not in a Buddhist way, but more of a neurotic, anxious way). Disclaimer aside, I want to take this opportunity to capture the extreme emotions I ...
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October 3, 2009
- Book in the Media - When A Crocodile Eats The Sun Title: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of AfricaAuthor: Peter Godwin Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Picador (2 Nov 2007) Language English ISBN-10: 0330448188 ISBN-13: 978-0330448185 Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2.6 cmProduct DescriptionPeter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother ...
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October 2, 2009
- Thank you everyone for your awesome participation in my September-as-Book-Month project! And as promised, here's a rundown of what YOU read this month. (including books you were just starting, or were next on your list to read) Books:- 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs - A Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson.- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray- Biggie by Voletta Wallace- Catching Fire by ...
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September 27, 2009
- You’ve seen it in the movies. I saw it when the avalanche came down Mt. Timpanogos at Sundance and wiped out cabins. Police tape. “CAUTION” printed in black repeats itself across a bright yellow background warning everyone to stay out. When they roped it across the road at Sundance after the avalanche, my neighbors (Dan, Jeannie, Mary, ...
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September 24, 2009
- Hi, everyone!I wanted to let you know about three classes I'm teaching at The Writing Salon this fall:*Intro to Creative Writing (9 wks., Tuesdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Oct. 13-Dec. 8, $365):http://www.writingsalons.com/class-descriptions/introcw-pritchett/*Intro to Personal Essays (5 wks., Saturdays, 2-4:30 p.m., Nov. 14-Dec. 19 [skip 11/28], $215): ...
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September 23, 2009
- The two-person memoir Spoon Jackson and I have written will be out April, 2010. We're happy, and both working hard. You can read about By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives here (and sign up to be notified when the book comes out)
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September 16, 2009
- Book in The Media - True Compass A Memoir by Senator Edward M Kennedy Title: True Compass: A Memoir Author: Senator Edward M. Kennedy Available in hardback and paperbackPaperback: 544 pages Publisher: Little, Brown (29 Sep 2009) ISBN-10: 1408702371 pbkISBN-13: 978-1408702376 pbkProduct DescriptionEdward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation's history. He is also ...
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September 16, 2009
