What I Thought I Knew, by Alice Eve Cohen
Winner of the Elle Magazine Grand Prix for Nonfiction.
?Everything we love in a book?profound, honest, hilarious, humane, surprising.?
?Anne Lamott, Salon.com Best Books of 2009
Perfection, by Julie Metz
?It is impossible to put Perfection down as we follow Julie Metz through her true story of love, lies, loss, and moving forward. Her raw and brave writing makes you want to cheer Metz on as she pieces her life back together, one beautiful sentence at a time.?
?Marian Fontana, author of Widow?s Walk and Middle of the Bed
The Center of the Universe, by Nancy Bachrach
?Bachrach is one of the funniest writers I?ve ever read, period.? Make room on the shelf next to Sedaris, Eggers, Wilsey.?
? Alexandra Fuller, Don?t Let?s Go to the Dogs Tonight
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THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE: A MEMOIR
The story is so improbable, it can only be true:? A brilliant woman with a long history of mental illness ? who once proclaimed herself to be “the center of the universe” ? is miraculously cured by accidental carbon monoxide poisoning aboard the family boat.? Nancy Bachrach warns readers, ?Don?t try this at home? in her mordantly funny memoir about ?the second coming? of her indomitable mother.? This is a story of accidents, collateral damage, and an unexpected second chance.
Nancy Bachrach worked in advertising in New York and Paris, spinning hot air like cotton candy.? Before that, she was a teaching assistant in the philosophy department at Brandeis University, where she was one chapter ahead of her class.? Her memoir is guaranteed to make you feel better if you think your family is crazy.
www.nancybachrach.com
PERFECTION
In her memoir Perfection, New York Times bestseller Julie Metz tells the stranger-than-fiction story of the events that followed her husband?s sudden death and her journey through chaos and transformation as she creates a different life for herself and her young daughter. It is the story of coming to terms with painful truths, of rebuilding an identity after betrayal and widowhood, of rebirth and happiness?if not perfection.
Julie Metz is a writer, graphic designer, and artist. The recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship, she has published short pieces in The New York Times, Glamour, Hemispheres, and mrbellersneighborhood.com. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
www.perfectionbook.com
WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW
Alice was happy for the first time in years. Then, she started experiencing mysterious symptoms.? After months of tests, X-rays, and inconclusive diagnoses, Alice was sent for an emergency CAT scan that revealed the truth: she was six months pregnant. At age 44, with no prenatal care and no insurance coverage for a high-risk pregnancy, she was besieged by opinions from doctors and friends about what was ethical, what was loving, what was right. With the intimacy of a diary and the suspense of a thriller, What I Thought I Knew is a ruefully funny, wickedly candid tale; a story of hope and renewal that turns all of the ?knowns? upside down.
Alice Eve Cohen is a memoirist, playwright, and solo theater artist. She has written for Nickelodeon and PBS, and has received fellowships and grants from the NYS Council on the Arts and the NEA. She teaches at The New School.
www.AliceEveCohen.com
