Susanna Sonnenberg is the author of the best-selling memoirs Her Last Death and She Matters. Her Last Death reached #11[1] and She Matters reached #32[2] on The New York Times Best Seller list. Both memoirs received wide critical praise.
Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times described Last Death as a "fiercely observed, fluently written book that captures the chaos and confusions of [Sonnenberg's] youth" in "sharp, crystalline prose."[3] The New York Times review of She Matters said that Sonnenberg "demonstrates a self-awareness that is clearly hard-earned" and that the "determination to learn from the women who are close to her, to investigate where she failed and where they did, is what gives the book such resonance."[4] Her essays have also been widely published in magazines such as Elle, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Parenting.[5]
She is the daughter of Ben Sonnenberg, the American publisher and founder of the literary magazine Grand Street. Born in London and raised in New York, she now lives in Montana with her family.[6]
- Reviews of Her Last Death
New York Times[3]
Oprah Magazine[7]
Entertainment Weekly[8]
New York Observer[9]
San Francisco Chronicle[10]
Publishers Weekly[11]
The Book Lady's Blog[12]
- Reviews of She Matters
New York Times[4]
Boston Globe[13]
Dallas News[14]
San Francisco Chronicle[15]
NPR[16]
Harpers Bazaar[17]
Book Passage[18]
Publishers Weekly[19]
Women's Voices for Change[20]
References
edit- ^ New York Times Book Review. "New York Times Book Review Best Seller List for February 3, 2008 with objections from family members". Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ New York Times Book Review. "New York Times Book Review Best Seller List for February 3, 2013". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ a b New York Times (21 December 2007). "New York Times Review of Her Last Death". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013.
- ^ a b New York Times (11 January 2013). "New York Times Review of She Matters". The New York Times.
- ^ Sonnenberg. "Temptations". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Simon and Schuster Author Page". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Her Last Death by Susanna Sonnenberg". Oprah.com. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Her Last Death Review". EW.com. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ Jacobs, Alexandra (January 2008). "Wretched Mother, Retching Daughter, Mesmerizing Memoir | The New York Observer". Observer.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Review: 'Her Last Death' a memoir of life with (and without) Mommy Dearest". SFGate. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Her Last Death: A Memoir by Susanna Sonnenberg". Publishersweekly.com. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Book Review: Her Last Death by Susanna Sonnenberg | The Book Lady's Blog". Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Review of "She Matters: A Life in Friendships" By Susanna Sonnenberg – Books". The Boston Globe. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "The Dallas Morning News | Options". Dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ Mary Pols (2013-01-11). "'She Matters,' by Susanna Sonnenberg". SFGate. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ Sonnenberg, Susanna (2013-01-09). "'A Life In Friendships' Is A Life Well-Lived". NPR. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Winter Books 2013 – She Matters: A Life in Friendships by Susanna Sonnenberg – Harper's BAZAAR". Harpersbazaar.com. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Susanna Sonnenberg – She Matters". Book Passage. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: She Matters: A Life in Friendships by Susanna Sonnenberg". Publishersweekly.com. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "'She Matters: A Life in Friendships,' by Susanna Sonnenberg | Women's Voices For Change". Womensvoicesforchange.org. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
External links
editInterviews with Susanna Sonnenberg