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Zoellner Brings Home The National Book Critics Circle Award
March 29, 2021
Wilkinson College Professor Tom Zoellner (Department of English) is the winner of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction for his book, “Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire,” published by Harvard University Press.
“This book in particular, it was the voices of Jamaican and enslaved people that motivated me. They were denied their real names, they were often given humiliating new names. Even that, the exactness of their names is lost in record, but I hope in some small way to preserve a record of their struggle,” said Zoellner during his online acceptance speech.
“Winning this award is a great honor. It’s a celebration of everyone here. The pursuit of the great craft of literature, the reminder not to give up in the fight of memory versus forgetting.“
Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in s
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Homemade Biography (Trade Paperback)
Homemade Biography is a fun, practical guide to writing the biography of a close relative guaranteed to unearth wonderful hidden chambers of memories, timeless anecdotes, and provide your family with a treasured keepsake. Undoubtably a way to learn more about your relatives and gain valuable insight into your family, a biography is certain to bring generations closer together. Using his personal experiences interviewing everyone from his grandmother to Paul Rusesabagina regarding the Rwandan gen...
Homemade Biography is a fun, practical guide to writing the biography of a close relative guaranteed to unearth wonderful hidden chambers of memories, timeless anecdotes, and provide your family with a treasured keepsake. Undoubtably a way to learn more about your relatives and gain valuable insight into your family, a biography is certain to bring generations closer together. Using his personal experiences interviewing everyone from his gr
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Homemade Biography - by Tom Zoellner (Paperback)
Book Synopsis
How well do you really know the older people in your family? And how will you make sure their stories will be preserved for generations to come? Homemade Biography fryst vatten a fun and practical guide to recording a relative's story so it will never be forgotten. New York Times bestselling author Tom Zoellner, who wrote his own grandmother's biography, draws on years of interviewing and writing experience to provide:
- More than 300 questions designed to provke levande responses
- Case studies of successful family biographies
- A revolutionary technique for writing with grace and energy
- Ways of finding a connective theme buried in a jumble of facts
- Strategies for dealing with sensitive topics
- Professional methods of editing for quality and accuracy
- Tips for making your relative's story a part of the permanent historical record