Category Archives: history

Writing about your roots: family history and life writing

Posted on June 23, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Writing and publishing my mother’s memoir, Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, was perhaps the most brilliant idea I’ve ever had. Especially now that she’s gone, my sister and I really appreciate having a written record of her life story and knowing … Continue reading →

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No memoir? More on writing truth as historical fiction

Posted on April 21, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Last week I heard Chris Bohjalian talk about Sandcastle Girls, his novel about the Armenian genocide. A year after its release, the paperback version is out, and Mr. Bohjalian is still very excited, very passionate, about the most important book he … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker wrote a memoir

Posted on February 17, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

A few weeks ago I listened to Jennifer Chiaverini talk about Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker. Her name was Elizabeth Keckley, and she was a slave who had scrimped to buy freedom for herself and her son from her half sister and … Continue reading →

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