Magical Memoir Moments
Laura Bush Will Bring Home the Memoir Bacon
Last week I felt sorry for George W. Bush, who, unlike his predecessor Bill Clinton, was not offered a $12 million advance for his memoirs. In fact, he was encouraged not to write them at all–yet. Today The Huffington Post carries the high contrast story that Laura Bush is receiving potential publishers for her own…
Resistible Memoirs
Poor George Bush. First his dog Barney bit a reporter. Then he choked up when he said goodbye to has staff. Things are so bad, in fact, that publishers are telling him to wait to write his memoirs. You can read all about it in the International Herald Tribune here.
Burn After Reading: Memoirs in the Movies
My husband Stuart and I went to our local theater Friday night and saw the Coen brothers’ latest film, Burn After Reading. One reviewer called it a smart movie about stupid people. I would call it not-quite-smart movie but definitely agree about the stupid people part. Only a viewer obsessed with memoir would have thought…
Definitions: Memoir, Memoirs, Autobiography,and More!
Patti Miller’s The Memoir Book is an excellent guide to the genre under discussion in this blog and is also the image I chose to illustrate the 100 Memoir Challenge over at www.Shelfari.com. Using more than 20 years of experience working as a teacher and coach, Patti Miller gives us a condensed version of her…