Memoirs
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May 3rd, 2013
If You Loved Downton Abbey . . .
Eagerly waiting for Season four of Downton Abbey to come out? While you wait, check out more fabulous costume dramas with If You Love Downton Abbey ... More Costume Dramas to Adore, an excellent infographic created by Ramsey County Library staff. This list will keep you in corsets, stately homes, and romance all summer long! Missed out on the Downton Abbey phenomenon? Catch up on Downton Abbey Season One, Season Two... Read More » -
Nov 13th, 2012
Rock Memoirs ... Burning Up the Charts and a Local Twist
Recently, we wrote about how many Rock Star Memoirs are coming out lately. The appetite for the delicious, scandalous and occasionally semi-sordid adventures of the rock 'n' roll elite just keeps increasing. In fact, four rock memoirs are burning up the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller list: Rod by Rod Stewart ... Read More » -
Oct 2nd, 2012
Rock Memoirs - Spilling It All
Recently, the New York Times had a great article called Warts and All in New Pop Memoirs, which investigated the deluge of rock and pop memoirs and autobiographies flooding the market (and libraries!) these days. According to the article: "At a time when record sales are plummeting, the reasons for the memoir surge seem to be personal and artistic as well as commercial. For many of the pop stars of the 1960s and '70s, now in the 60s or older and with an audience to match, writing a memoir is a way to round out their musical career, albeit in a new genre." Some of the newer titles coming out include the very warty... Read More »
