Tag: memoir
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New review of Stages
The Story Beast, the magazine put out by the National Storytelling Network, has a features section each issue called Book Notes, written by Jo Radner. In the summer issue, Jo wrote a lovely review of Stages: My Life in Stories. “Readers will find echos of their own life experiences in these stories.” Read the summer… Read more
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Stages Memoir in Stories
In Stages: My Life in Stories, spoken-word storyteller Jessica Robinson has collected twenty-five stories that span from her childhood in the eighties to the creation of her own children through IVF. The collection is meant to be read as a memoir in stories. Each story is complete in and of itself, but represents a different… Read more
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Story Beast
I like the name of the National Storytelling Network’s online magazine – The Story Beast. I was trying to figure out how to write about all the many events I have coming up, and to also write about how there’s an article in the Story Beast that features me and some of my favorite storytellers… Read more
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The Heart of Storytelling
Jude Treder-Wolff, a storyteller and the producer of (mostly) True Things, interviewed me for her article “The Story of Your Life.” The article begins… There are three core kinds of calls for change in life:1) Desire — we want to expand, learn or actualize something better;2) Adversity —we take up a fight or challenge oppression;3)… Read more
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Virtual Author Talk and Book Party
Virtual author event and storytelling on zoom Read more
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Stages Pub Day is Here
I am thrilled that the day is finally here – Stages: My Life in Stories PUBLICATION DAY! In Stages: My Life in Stories, spoken-word storyteller Jessica Robinson has collected twenty-five stories that span from her childhood in the eighties to the creation of her own children through IVF. The collection is meant to be read… Read more
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New Memoir Out Soon
I’m excited to announce that I have a new book coming out. I will be signing books and telling stories at bookstores, libraries, festivals and other venues near you soon. Stay tuned for calendar dates. In the meantime, here’s a little bit of information about Stages: My Life in Stories, by me, Jessica Piscitelli Robinson.… Read more
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Author Event at Winchester Book Gallery
Jessica Piscitelli Robinson will be telling stories, taking questions and signing copies of her new memoir, Stages: My Life in Stories, on November 16th, starting at 11:00am, at the Winchester Book Gallery in Winchester, VA. Come for the books, stay for the stories. Read more