Books by Nell Painter
“Now in her sixties, it was not a great time to be doing something all consuming. Her parents are failing, she’s just retired from Princeton, but she decides to go to art school … She’s a very lively writer. She’s not afraid of all caps, she just puts it out there, she’s smart and ebullient and funny and sharp.” Read more...
The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist
Laurie Hertzel, Journalist
Interviews where books by Nell Painter were recommended
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Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover -
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The Day That Went Missing: A Family's Story
by Richard Beard -
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All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir
by Nicole Chung -
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What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood
by Rigoberto González -
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Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
by Nora Krug -
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Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over
by Nell Painter
The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist, recommended by Laurie Hertzel
The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist, recommended by Laurie Hertzel
An increasing diversity of voices and willingness to experiment has heralded a new golden age of autobiography, says literary critic Laurie Hertzel. Here she highlights the very best: the six memoirs recently shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.
