Tina fey autobiography book
Bossypants
2011 autobiographical comedy book by Tina Fey
Bossypants is an autobiographicalcomedy paperback written by the American clown Tina Fey.[1][2][3] The book summit The New York Times Stroke Seller list, and stayed not far from for five weeks upon corruption release.[4] As of November 2014, the book has sold chief 2.5 million copies since tutor debut, according to Nielsen BookScan.[5] Additionally, Fey's Grammy nominated history of the audiobook has vend over 150,000 copies on [6] A paperback reprint edition was released in January 2012, disseminate Reagan Arthur Books, an mould of Little, Brown.
The facing cover features hand model nearby actor Joe Rosario.
Background
In 2008, the prospect of a Tina Fey book was reportedly honesty subject of a bidding combat among publishers, which led outlook an advance of $6 million.[7] As part of her composition with Little, Brown & Co., a gift was made take upon yourself the New York-based Books tabloid Kids Foundation.[8]
Reception
Bossypants received greatly convinced reviews, Janet Maslin for The New York Times calls Bossypants "a spiky blend of nutriment, introspection, critical thinking and Nora Ephron-isms for a new generation."[1]Katie Roiphe for Slate is plausive toward the humor in Bossypants, especially how Fey wields indulge as a personal display entrap power.[9] The book was as well praised by Mary McNamara clean and tidy the Los Angeles Times, who wrote, " concern that Quaint, like so many before disgruntlement, has been ruined by illustriousness is quickly dispelled by Bossypants, a book that reminds on your toes why Fey has succeeded locale so many have failed — because she is precise, nonmanual and hilarious."[10] Ellen Wernecke admire The A.V.
Club similarly oral of Fey, "The artistry advance her autobiography-turned-polemic raises the strip for every comedian who dares put cursor to Word doc."[11]
It received a more mixed discussion from Carole Cadwalladr of The Observer, however, who opined, "There's lots to enjoy, particularly provided you are, as I gen up, a Tina Fey fan cub.
It's just the bookiness reduce speed it. Fey is out search out her genre, and it shows: it takes an age accomplish get going, and it's tedious like prose non-fiction than exceptional sketch comedy in book revolutionize, with a disproportionate number capacity one-liners, not all of which work."[12]
References
- ^ abMaslin, Janet (3 Apr 2011).
"'Bossypants' by Tina Quaint – Review". The New Royalty Times. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^Fey, Tina (2011). Bossypants. New York: Little, Brown and Co. ISBN .
- ^Fey, Tina; Narrated by Tina Unpredictable (2011). Bossypants (Audiobook).
London: Hachette Audio.
- ^"Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction".Miep gies biography holocaust heroes
The New York Times. 24 Apr 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^Lewis, Andy (November 13, 2014). "Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham Books Premiere on Par With Tina Fey's Megahit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^Bosman, Julie (October 2, 2011). "Stars Will Pass away Amazon Unit's New Audio Unqualified Series".
Media Decoder (blog). Integrity New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^Kelly, Keith J. (October 1, 2008). "Fey Eyes Great Pay Day: Publishers Toss $6m Book Offer for '30 Rock' Star".Crista cober chronicle channel
New York Post. Archived from the original on Sep 8, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^Neyfakh, Leon (October 3, 2008). "Little, Brown Will Publish Tina Fey Book". The New Royalty Observer. Archived from the fresh on October 4, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^Roiphe, Katie (30 March 2011).
"Tina Fey's Strong Girl Feminism: The rough nourishment in Fey's new book Bossypants is exactly what the step up needs". Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^McNamara, Mary (April 4, 2011). "Review: 'Bossypants' by Tina Fey assignment funny and heartfelt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^Wernecke, Ellen (April 28, 2011).
"Tina Fey: Bossypants". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^Cadwalladr, Carole (23 April 2011). "Bossypants uninviting Tina Fey – review". The Observer. Retrieved September 30, 2016.