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*''Glitter and Glue: a Memoir'' (Random House, 2014; {{isbn|9780345532855}})
*''Glitter and Glue: a Memoir'' (Random House, 2014; {{isbn|9780345532855}})
*''Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say'' (Random House, 2018; {{isbn|9780399588396}})
*''Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say'' (Random House, 2018; {{isbn|9780399588396}})
=== Children's literature ===
*''Hello World!'' (Penguin, 2021; {{isbn|9780593206089}})
*''Hello World!'' (Penguin, 2021; {{isbn|9780593206089}})


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Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan
BornAugust 16, 1967 (1967-08-16) (age 57)
Radnor, Pennsylvania[1]
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of Richmond (B.A.)
San Francisco State University (M.A.)
GenreMemoir, non-fiction
SpouseEdward Lichty
ChildrenClaire Lichty, Georgia Lichty
Website
kellycorrigan.com

Kelly Corrigan (born August 16, 1967) is the author of four New York Times bestselling books about family life: The Middle Place, Glitter and Glue, Lift and Tell Me More. She is the host of the long form interview show Tell Me More on PBS, now in its 7th season, as well as the podcast and NPR radio show Kelly Corrigan Wonders, which has over 14 million downloads and many hundreds of episodes. She regularly gives keynote speeches, graduation addresses and book readings. She has appeared on The Today Show 7 times. She is a graduate of Radnor High School, the University of Richmond and received a Masters in Literature from San Francisco State University and moved to Bozeman, MT after raising her daughters, Georgia and Claire, in the Bay Area.

Writing

Corrigan's first book, The Middle Place, is a memoir about her Irish-American father's battle with cancer and her own triumph over the disease.[2] It was published on January 8, 2008 (hardcover) and December 23, 2008 (paperback). At its peak, the hardcover reached No. 2 on the Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list.[3] The paperback has reached No. 2 on the Trade Paperback Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list to date.[4] "The Middle Place" was also recognized by Barnes and Noble as part of the "Discover Great New Writers" campaign.

Her second book, Lift, published in 2010, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, is written in the form of a letter to her children, and is an examination of risk and parenthood through the lens of 3 true stories.

Corrigan is also the author of an essay about "women's remarkable capacity to support each other, to laugh together, and to endure" called Transcending, a reading of which by the author and released by Hyperion / everywomansvoice.com became a YouTube sensation.[5] The video has received over 4 million views on YouTube to date.

Works

Nonfiction

  • The Middle Place (Hatchette, 2008; ISBN 9781401395575)
  • Lift (Hatchette, 2010; ISBN 9781401395056)
  • Glitter and Glue: a Memoir (Random House, 2014; ISBN 9780345532855)
  • Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say (Random House, 2018; ISBN 9780399588396)

Children's literature

References

  1. ^ "Kelly Corrigan Draws on Growing Up in Radnor for Memoirs", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 24, 2015
  2. ^ "The Middle Place: A Memoir by Kelly Corrigan". Hyperion. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "BEST SELLERS: NONFICTION: Sunday, February 3rd 2008". The New York Times. February 3, 2008.
  4. ^ "The New York Times Best Sellers". The New York Times.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ voicevoices (December 8, 2008). Transcending: Words on Women and Strength by Kelly Corrigan – via YouTube.
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