17/05/2024
Coming soon to The Memoir Channel.
Genevieve Kingston -“Did I Ever Tell You”
Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston was just eleven years old when her mother passed away, leaving behind a chest filled with gifts and letters to celebrate the milestones of Gwen's life and each of her birthdays until age thirty. Did I Ever Tell You? opens, with just three packages remaining: engagement, marriage, and first baby. Through her mother's fierce and courageous love, Gwen was granted the tools not only to move through grief but to cherish life. For as her mother says in one of her letters: “love is stronger than death.”
Rob Roberge - “Liar”
When Rob Roberge learns that he's likely to have developed a progressive memory-eroding disease from years of hard living and frequent concussions. In a desperate attempt to preserve his identity, he sets out to record the most formative moments of his life—ranging from the brutal murder of his childhood girlfriend, to a diagnosis of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder, to opening for a famous indie band at The Fillmore in San Francisco. But the process of trying to remember his past only exposes just how fragile the stories that lay at the heart of our self-conception really are.
Judy Kiehart - “Calico Lane”
As a pre-teen, Judy develops confusing emotions for an older playmate. She fears her emotions are not typical, and if continued, will bring shame to her family and the town’s Russian Orthodox Church. It’s 1960 and no one has ever talked about being q***r, at least no one Judy knows and certainly no one in Calico Lane – until the day that changed everything.
Marion Roach Smith - “The Memoir Project”
An extraordinary "practical resource for beginners" looking to write their own memoir—(Kirkus Reviews)! Marion Roach Smith is a memoir coach, memoir teacher, memoir editor and memoir writer who owns and runs The Memoir Project. Marion understands that the greatest story you could write is one you've experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but this essential guidebook makes it easier for anyone wanting to write a memoir. Marion uses disarmingly frank, but wildly fun tactics that offer you simple and effective guidelines that work, so you can start writing. This is a must for anyone looking to write their own memoir.
Amy Wallen - “When We Were Ghouls”
From Nevada to Nigeria and on to Peru, Bolivia, then Oklahoma, Amy Wallen’s family wandered the world, living in a state of constant upheaval. When We Were Ghouls follows Wallen’s recollections of her family who, like ghosts, came and went and slipped through her fingers, rendering her memories unclear. Were they a family of grave robbers as her memory of them pillaging a pre-Incan grave site indicates? Are they, as the author’s mother posits, “hideous people”, and if so, why?
