Rockbridge Weekly, February 24, 2010
...keynote remarks of Washington and Lee Universityâs seventh annual Tom Wolfe Weekend Seminar will be given by writer
Jeannette Walls on Friday March 12, at 4 p.m. in Lee Chapel. This yearâs seminar, âHardship, Resilience, and the Art of the...
The Inter Mountain, February 13, 2010
...Clive Cussler; 'Knit the Season' and 'Knit Two' by Kate Jacobs; 'Half Broke Horses: A True-life Novel' by
Jeannette Walls; 'A Friend of the Family' by Lauren Grodstein; 'The Lacuna' by Barbara Kingsolver; 'Rough Country' by John Sandford; 'The Help' by...
Resources Shelf, February 11, 2010
...on to the old model, and I fear that tablets are feeding that temptation. 6. Jeff Jarvis 7.
Jeannette Walls 8. Paul LeClerc, president and CEO, New York Public Library It’s important to note that libraries have never been afraid of...
FortBendNow, February 9, 2010
...the library’s meeting room. The book to be discussed is “The Glass Castle,” a memoir by
Jeannette Walls. Walls is a regular contributor to MSNBC.com, and enjoys a successful life in New York with her husband, who is also a writer. Considering...
Regina Leader-Post, February 6, 2010
...which is where would-be readers of Half Broke Horses would do well to start. Half Broke Horses, By
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, 270 pages, $34...
New York Post, January 31, 2010
...about getting duped, and then feeling sorry for the person who’d duped you. Half Broke Horses by
Jeannette Walls It’s based on her grandmother life in the Old West, her struggle and her survival. It’s a very personal and beautiful book. EMAIL You...
San Jose Mercury News, January 10, 2010
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Jeannette Walls has a theme that's easy to summarize: Stop whining. She's gentle about it, and she has more to say on the topic than that, of course. But...
Huffington Post, January 8, 2010
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Jeannette Walls' new book seems to confirm that the gene for common sense skips generations in her family. Her mother, as millions of readers learned in "The Glass Castle," preferred...
West End Word, January 6, 2010
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Jeannette Walls surprised many in 2005 with the huge success of her memoir The Glass Castle. The book is a painfully honest account of her unusual childhood, a story of extreme...
Individual.com, January 2, 2010
...available in large print. Among them are "The Perfect Christmas" by Debbie Macomber and "Half Broke Horses" by
Jeannette Walls. Programs being offered are: Frosty Readers will run through Jan. 19. Library staff challenges people to find library books...
St Louis Beacon, December 29, 2009
...at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Free. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Jeannette Walls will be at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., at 7 p.m., Jan. 8 to discuss and sign her book 'Half Broke...
Zibb, December 29, 2009
...s inspirational Reading Lolita in Tehran and Barack Obama's rich and rewarding Dreams of My Father to
Jeannette Walls' unforgettable Glass Castle and Elizabeth Gilbert's resonant memoir Eat Pray Love, Indigo's list of memorable life stories are tales of...
Canada NewsWire, December 29, 2009
...s inspirational Reading Lolita in Tehran and Barack Obama's rich and rewarding Dreams of My Father to
Jeannette Walls' unforgettable Glass Castle and Elizabeth Gilbert's resonant memoir Eat Pray Love, Indigo's list of memorable life stories are tales of...
CNW Group via Yahoo!, December 23, 2009
...Brunt --------------- 8. Hush Hush, Becca Fitzpatrick --------- 9. Going Bovine, Libba Bray ------------ 10. Half Broke Horses,
Jeannette Walls ----------------- For the ultimate do-it-yourself gift that's sure to please the technologically savvy...
National Post, December 21, 2009
...Barack Obama • The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle • The Glass Castle,
Jeannette Walls • The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama Top 5 Hardcover Adult Fiction: • The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown • The Host, Stephenie Meyer...
St Louis Beacon, December 11, 2009
...30 p.m. Dec. 18. Lee Theater in the Touhill. Free. http://www.umsl.edu/~mfa or call 314-516-5590
Jeannette Walls will be at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., at 7 p.m., Jan. 8 to discuss and sign her book 'Half Broke...
People's Daily Online, December 11, 2009
...&$ &$(China Daily Photo)&$ &$ HALF BROKE HORSES: A True-Life Novel By
Jeannette Walls Scribner, $26. In her luminous memoir, “The Glass Castle,”Walls told of being raised by eccentric and unfit parents. Now, in a novel based on family...
Buffalo News, December 7, 2009
...There are Half Broke Horses of the human variety in
Jeannette Walls new book of that nameWalls, her mother and her grandmother among them. All three are tough, intelligent, and often running on pluck, but it is Walls spirited grandmother who...
Washington Post, November 21, 2009
...revised manual offers 10 practice tests and loads of details and tips.139THE GLASS CASTLE (Scribner, $14)By
Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and unorthodox upbringing.11610THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CANMAKE A BIG...
Book Reporter, November 20, 2009
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Jeannette Walls, like her contemporaries Mary Gordon and Mary Karr, has lived a life of unfathomable pain and tragedy, yet has managed to use the hurt as inspiration for great literary...
Canton Repository, November 12, 2009
...invites readers to join in a discussion of the One Book, One Community choice, “The Glass Castle” by
Jeannette Walls. Published in 2005, “The Glass Castle,” Ms. Walls’ memoirs of being raised in a dysfunctional family, was on the New York Times...
Canton Repository, November 6, 2009
...Public Librarys Adult Book Discussion Group will discuss the One Book, One Community choice, The Glass Castle, by
Jeannette Walls on Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. in the librarys second floor meeting room. This program is free and open to the public. The library is...
Metronews, November 2, 2009
...Half Broke Horses Author:
Jeannette Walls Publisher: Scribner Price: $34 (Hardcover) American journalist
Jeannette Walls rose to global acclaim with her 2005 memoir, The Glass Castle, a reflection on the pain she suffered at the...
Individual.com, October 29, 2009
...Wherever
Jeannette Walls traveled to promote her 2005 memoir The Glass Castle -- and with more than 2 million copies sold she made plenty of stops -- fans would inevitably ask about...
Gloversville Leader-Herald, October 21, 2009
...Book discussion Foss said the library will host a book discussion on 'The Glass Castle: A Memoir' by
Jeannette Walls at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 20. Police matters First Ward Councilwoman Cynthia Lakata reported the city Police Department in September had 872...
Washington Post, October 17, 2009
...HALF BROKE HORSES A True-Life Novel By
Jeannette Walls Scribner. 272 pp. $26 It's a rare family memoir that packs all the power of a Charles Dickens novel. The adults must be as cruel as they are...
The List, October 16, 2009
...mum struggling to cope with having two babies in quick succession and beginning to harbour murderous thoughts. Orion.
Jeannette Walls Half Broke Horses Based on the true life of the author?s maternal gran, it focuses on a woman who leaves home at 15 to...
Cleveland Live, October 11, 2009
...he was dragged by a horse for twenty-four miles." A century ago, not much intimidated Lily, either.
Jeannette Walls bases her first novel, "Half Broke Horses," on the life of her grandmother, once again proving that the combination of gifted storyteller...
USA Today, October 7, 2009
...Readers often judge books by their covers, for better or worse. Half Broke Horses,
Jeannette Walls' book about her grandmother Lily Casey Smith, is subtitled 'A True-Life Novel,' which presented challenges. Editors and designers went through several...
Culpepper Star Exponent, October 6, 2009
...Culpeper author
Jeannette Walls? ?Half Broke Horses? hits bookstores today. The book can be purchased at cornershelfbookstore.com for $26. Book Review - Allison Brophy Champion/Community Columnist, » 0 Comments| Post a Comment...
Individual.com, October 6, 2009
...Casey Smith (1901-68) rules the unbridled West in "Half Broke Horses," a horse lover's novel by
Jeannette Walls based on the true-life travels of her grandmother, a pioneering American. Publisher Simon and Schuster says...
News Sentinel, September 12, 2009
...this segment of Fort Wayne's history. ?Besides the ?Embassy' book, I recently read ?The Glass Castle,' by
Jeannette Walls, which explains a life I could not have imagined. Her nomadic, homeless childhood, led by brilliant but unstable parents,...
Reader's Digest, September 12, 2009
...Hartlove Walls at home in Virginia with one of her animals. Just before The Glass Castle came out,
Jeannette Walls remembers thinking, My story is terrifying. Nobody?s going to get it. But the public ?got? the mesmerizing tale of her hardscrabble...
Lafayette Daily Advertiser, September 6, 2009
...expects the biggest fall lineup in recent memory to 'lift the entire industry.' The lineup includes: n Sequels.
Jeannette Walls' Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Oct. 6), Eoin Colfer's And Another Thing Part 6 of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to...
13WMAZ, September 5, 2009
...comes at the expense of another. The big names soak up the attention.' The fall lineup includes: ?Sequels:
Jeannette Walls' Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Oct. 6), Eoin Colfer's And Another Thing ... Part 6 of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to...
Star Press, September 4, 2009
...who expects the biggest fall lineup in recent memory to 'lift the entire industry.'The lineup includes: Sequels.
Jeannette Walls' Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Oct. 6), Eoin Colfer's And Another Thing Part 6 of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide...
KVUE News Online, September 4, 2009
...of the Booker Prize for The Blind Assassin and author of the soon-to-be-released The Year of the Flood;
Jeannette Walls, author of the best-selling memoir The Glass Castle and the forthcoming novel Half Broke Horses; and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen...
USA Today, September 2, 2009
...comes at the expense of another. The big names soak up the attention.' The fall lineup includes: "Sequels:
Jeannette Walls' Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (Oct. 6), Eoin Colfer's And Another Thing & Part 6 of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to...
Concord Monitor, August 25, 2009
...debate or calls up the past in other ways. The Glass Castle, a memoir of her childhood by
Jeannette Walls, generated strong feelings in one group about whether the quality of parenting could be better measured by how children are treated or by how they...
Daily Beacon Online, August 19, 2009
...issue Freshmen and faculty gathered Monday morning for a presentation by author
Jeannette Walls on her book, 'The Glass Castle.' Walls' book was selected as the class of 2013's Life of the Mind book for its characters' struggles with this year's...
New Jersey Herald, August 13, 2009
...their inevitable end. Sparta's 'a tale for one city' summer reading choice is 'The Glass Castle' by
Jeannette Walls, a 2005 bestselling memoir. If the number of copies going around are any indication, there are dozens, perhaps hundreds, reading the book...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, August 12, 2009
...of Richmond The Front by Patricia Cornwell - John Jay College of Criminal Justice The Glass Castle by
Jeannette Walls - Eastern Kentucky University; University of Tennessee, Knoxville The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - Cornell University The Green...
Washington Post, August 4, 2009
...a Victorian-era children's book author isn't as perfect as it seems. -- 'Half Broke Horses,' by
Jeannette Walls (Scribner, October). A 'true-life novel' from the author of 'The Glass Castle,' based on her grandmother's life...
Gazette Extra!, July 25, 2009
...Library System for a community book read. Residents can read â??Nickel and Dimedâ? and/or â??The Glass Castleâ? by
Jeannette Walls and participate in discussions at local libraries this summer and fall. The group got the idea from a...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, July 17, 2009
...comments about specific titles they shared with us. 'Last month we read The Glass Castle: A Memoir by
Jeannette Walls. This book really makes you think about how resilient kids can be and how hard it is to work and overcome adversity. Even more so when...
CourierPostOnline.com, July 14, 2009
...such as poverty and mental illness. Students and community members are encouraged to read 'The Glass Castle' by
Jeannette Walls. 'The idea for this was generated by the English department,' said principal Santina Haldeman. 'A few of us have read it and...
CourierPostOnline.com, July 14, 2009
...such as poverty and mental illness. Students and community members are encouraged to read 'The Glass Castle' by
Jeannette Walls. 'The idea for this was generated by the English department,' said principal Santina Haldeman. 'A few of us have read it and...
NorthFortyNews, July 3, 2009
...is Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. in the library. We will be discussing 'The Glass Castle' by
Jeannette Walls. This book is an outstanding memoir of the Walls children growing up in extreme poverty that was overpowered by love and resilience. If you would like to...
Observer-Dispatch, June 26, 2009
...recommended for high school seniors studying memoirs ? alongside ?Chronicles,? by Bob Dylan, and ?The Glass Castle,? by
Jeannette Walls ? administrators said they offer a variety of books to suit all abilities and comfort levels. Helaine...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, June 25, 2009
...me and we could really reconnect as mother and daughter. Wrong, big time. But as Pat Conroy and
Jeannette Walls guided me, onward book soldier. I have a story and it's all mine to tell and share with you. I hope you will read it! I wrote this...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, June 23, 2009
...me and we could really reconnect as mother and daughter. Wrong, big time. But as Pat Conroy and
Jeannette Walls guided me, onward book soldier. I have a story and it's all mine to tell and share with you. I hope you will read it! I wrote this...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, June 20, 2009
...me and we could really reconnect as mother and daughter. Wrong, big time. But as Pat Conroy and
Jeannette Walls guided me, onward book soldier. I have a story and it's all mine to tell and share with you. I hope you will read it! I wrote this...
ReadingGroupGuides.com, June 20, 2009
...me and we could really reconnect as mother and daughter. Wrong, big time. But as Pat Conroy and
Jeannette Walls guided me, onward book soldier. I have a story and it's all mine to tell and share with you. I hope you will read it! I wrote this...
San Francisco Chronicle, June 14, 2009
...of secrecy in our lives and how 'admission' cuts both ways. Chef-co-owner of Jardinière 'The Glass Castle,' by
Jeannette Walls (2006) An unbelievable true story that had me hooked from Page One. An engaging book that will hit home with everyone, in one...
Christian Science Monitor, June 1, 2009
...? ?The Children?s Book,? by A.S. Byatt ? ?Invisible,? by Paul Auster ? ?Half-Broke Horses,? by
Jeannette Walls ? ?What the Little Dog Saw,? by Malcolm Gladwell ? ?The Big Burn,? by Timothy Egan ? ?How to Be a Movie...
PublishersWeekly.com, June 1, 2009
...them. Theres also Paul Auster [Invisible, Holt, Oct.], Nicholson Baker [The Anthologist, Simon & Schuster, Sept.],
Jeannette Walls [Half-Broke Horses, Scribner, Oct.] and Barbara Kingsolver [The Lacuna, Harper, Nov.]. For nonfiction, forthcoming are...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, May 30, 2009
...rags to riches story in this expressive and heart warming memoir. At 304 pages, The Glass Castle, by
Jeannette Walls, is a quick and satisfying read. Walls writes about the struggles she faced throughout her childhood. She details what it was like...
TheCelebrityCafe.com, May 29, 2009
... by
Jeannette Walls A women shares her rags to riches story in this expressive and heart warming memoir. At 304 pages, , by
Jeannette Walls, is a quick and satisfying read. Walls writes...
North County Times, April 22, 2009
...Group will meet next on May 11. The group will discuss 'The Glass Castle: A Memoir,' written by
Jeannette Walls. The book club meets from 1 to 3 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road. For information, call...
News Sentinel, April 21, 2009
...and ideals about architecture, and you will find that interesting, too. Then there?s ?The Glass Castle,? by
Jeannette Walls. The opening episode has appeared in print several times because it is a grabber. And it leads to telling the story of what...
Star-Telegram, April 16, 2009
...the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes. Coming up next are The Glass Castle by
Jeannette Walls and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. What they like about it: This is not a typical book club, and that?s exactly...
The Squamish Chief, April 11, 2009
...Public Library on Tuesday (April 14) from noon to 1 p.m., the book The Glass Castle by
Jeannette Walls will be reviewed. The Friends of the Library will meet at the Squamish Library on Thursday (April 16) at noon for approximately one hour. This group is...
Library Journal, April 10, 2009
...Audition, by Barbara Walters; Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult (local author); The Glass Castle: A Memoir, by
Jeannette Walls; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer; In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan; The Lace Reader, by...
The Almanac.net, March 12, 2009
...For years,
Jeannette Walls wrote about the lives of celebrities on MSNBC.com, in a column appropriately called 'Scoop,' and for New York magazine. She lived in New York City, rode in taxis...