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Sep 25, 2024 | 
womensprize.com | Tsitsi Dangarembga |Jane Austen |Michelle Zauner |Muriel Spark
Nervous Conditionsby Tsitsi Dangarembga Find out more I was not sorry when my brother died. Chosen by Paula Hawkins, author of The Blue HourShort, not sweet. The first line of Tsitsi Dangarembga’s groundbreaking debut novel, Nervous Conditions, introduces us in disquieting and memorable fashion to her singular young narrator, Tambudzai Sigauke.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Jennette McCurdy |Michelle Zauner
So, You Want to Read a Memoir? Has anyone ever told you to try and take a walk in someone else’s shoes? We’re very pleased to tell you: now you can! Drop your roommate’s cruddy old sneakers and take a trip through a few of our favorite memoir recommendations. Memoirs provide us with the unique ability to see the world through someone else’s eyes for a while and live out lives we never could have imagined.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
telegraphherald.com | Erik Hogstrom |Michelle Zauner
The life of a rising young actor — nestled in a society populated by movie stars and literary celebrities — is upturned by an unspeakable family tragedy in a memoir published this month. Griffin Dunne’s “The Friday Afternoon Club” describes the actor and filmmaker’s upbringing in Los Angeles, where his father, Dominick Dunne, produced movies and television shows and his uncle and aunt, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion, were critically acclaimed authors.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
l8r.it | Suzie Fletcher |Michelle Zauner |C. S. Lewis |Cathy Glass
Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. "This moving memoir by The Repair’s Shop resident leather expert is a restorative, soul-stirring joy. " View All Editions £10.99 £9.89 In Stock. Same day dispatch on orders before 3pm.
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May 18, 2024 | 
today.rtl.lu | Michelle Zauner |Kristin Hannah |Khaled Hosseini |Miranda Cowley Heller
Join us as we jump into another discussion about books and culture, with Vanessa Phelan, Sarah Tapp and Sasha Kehoe. Hello and welcome to book show #2 with Vanessa Phelan and Sarah Tapp. This week Sasha Kehoe also joins us and we begin with a reflection of some of the news stories of the week. As we move to books, I start with a little quiz of words relating to books and book lovers. Are you a ‘librocubicularist’ for instance? (Someone who loves to read in bed).
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May 16, 2024 | 
newspub.live | Kaveh Akbar |OiYan Poon |Ocean Vuong |Michelle Zauner
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! This month serves as a time to celebrate the culture, history, and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the nation. We hope you enjoy this list of a few of the NHPR staff’s favorite texts by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. If you have a favorite that didn’t make it onto this list, let us know! Our inbox, [email protected], is always open.
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May 16, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Kaveh Akbar |OiYan Poon |Ocean Vuong |Michelle Zauner |Sara Plourde
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! This month serves as a time to celebrate the culture, history, and achievements of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the nation. We hope you enjoy this list of a few of the NHPR staff’s favorite texts by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. If you have a favorite that didn’t make it onto this list, let us know! Our inbox, [email protected], is always open.
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May 1, 2024 | 
womensprize.com | Francine Pascal |Michelle Zauner |Coco Mellors |Hanya Yangihara
We are being treated to an acting masterclass in this week’s Bookshelfie episode as Vick Hope is joined by actor, writer, director and producer, Ann Akinjirin. Ann stopped by to talk about her latest role in The Famous Five by Enid Blyton, the importance of not erasing art’s history and the five books that have shaped both the woman and the actress she has become. It was my introduction to being a bookworm.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
l8r.it | Juano Diaz |Daisy Cooper |Michelle Zauner |David Harewood
Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. "This haunting novel-like memoir about an extraordinary journey from childhood neglect to finding strength as an adult reveals how we have the power to escape the cards we’re dealt." View All Editions £20.00 £18.00 In Stock. Same day dispatch on orders before 3pm.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
purewow.com | Sarah Stiefvater |Jennette McCurdy |Michelle Zauner |Elliot Page
booksPureWow editors select every item that appears on this page, and the company may earn compensation through affiliate links within the story. All prices are accurate upon date of publish. You can learn more about the affiliate process here. From what they eat for an afternoon snack to their most scandalous flings, it can seem like every aspect of a celebrity’s life is public knowledge. In most cases, though, a more interesting narrative exists under the surface.
