- Source: Nina Riggs
Nina Ellen Riggs (March 29, 1977 – February 26, 2017) was an American writer and poet. Her best known work is her memoir, The Bright Hour, detailing her journey as a mother with incurable breast cancer. It was published shortly after her death. The book received critical acclaim. Riggs also contributed an article to New York Times series Modern Love.
Riggs was born in San Francisco, California. She was the great-great-great-granddaughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson. She received a bachelor's degree in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master of fine arts degree in poetry from UNC at Greensboro.
Riggs was married to John Duberstein, an attorney with whom she had two sons. They lived in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Bibliography
= The Bright Hour (2017)
=The Bright Hour was published June 6, 2017 by Simon & Schuster. The book was a New York Times Best Seller and received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal. It was also selected as one of the best books of 2017 by
The book was well-received:
2017 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography
Best Books of 2017 by The Washington Post, O Magazine, NPR, Bitch, and Medium
Most Anticipated Summer Reading Selection by The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, The Seattle Times, Vulture, InStyle, Bookpage, Bookriot, Real Simple, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
= Lucky, Lucky (2009)
=Lucky, Lucky, a poetry chapbook, was published in 2009 by Finishing Line Press.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rabbit-Proof Fence
- Perkawinan sejenis
- Rene Russo
- Aktris Pendukung Terbaik (AACTA International Award)
- Severance (seri televisi)
- Academy Award untuk Aktris Pendukung Terbaik
- Leonard Cohen
- Pemeran Utama Perempuan Terbaik (Independent Spirit Award)
- Kontroversi ras Mesir kuno
- Nina Riggs
- Riggs
- March 29
- Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library
- Kirby Heyborne
- Cassandra Campbell
- Julie Yip-Williams
- Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)
- Death of Sean Rigg
- Nick Diaz