Q&A With Jan Smitowicz on his Prison Memoir, Rebel Hell

by Laura | May 22, 2017

Around the time that Melanie Holmes read and reviewed Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison here the prison topic came my way again.  Author Jan Smitowicz contacted me about his new memoir, Rebel Hell.  Jan has quite a story to tell, and it is about...

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

by Laura | Jan 31, 2017

Phil Knight (Buck) writes as well as he sells shoes. The personal memoir, Shoe Dog, by the founder of the NIKE empire shows the grit, tenacity, challenges and continuous near failure endured over the course of more than a decade before finally reaching the pinnacle of...

Wisdom of Salman Rushdie on Writing Memoirs

by Laura | May 5, 2014 | Book Publishing Topics

Ever thought about writing a memoir? A client of mine who is in the midst of writing a memoir passed on this insightful interview excerpt with Salman Rushdie at Emory University in 2011. He explains why the best of memoirs employ the novelistic technique. Check it...

Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin: A Memoir

by Laura | Jan 14, 2014

My favorite cyberspace sleuth who often gives me tips on articles to check out recently sent me some good words about Nicole Hardy’s recent book, Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin. I asked if she’d write her take on the book for posting here, and she...

Life Done Differently: One Woman’s Journey on the Road Less Travelled by Lisa Jansen

by Laura | Mar 22, 2024

Review by Jill Kaufman Lisa Jansen’s memoir, Life Done Differently: One Woman’s Journey on the Road Less Travelled, is a telling of her personal conversion from a safe, secure job and life that was successful but unfulfilling, to an unconventional lifestyle,...