Magical Memoir Moments

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,…

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Memoir: "Bag Lady's" Antidote to Losing Her Madoff-Managed Fortune

It had to happen.  Someone who lost a fortune in the scandalous Madoff swindle would write about it and get a book contract.  What’s amazing to me is the speed at which this double transformation transpired.  Madoff was charged with massive fraud on Dec. 11, 2008. Six days later, one of his victims, Alexandra Penney,…

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