Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
Author | Ada Calhoun |
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Original title | 'Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give' |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Memoir |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | May 16, 2017 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 192 |
ISBN | 978-0-393-25479-2 |
Preceded by | 'St. Marks Is Dead' |
Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give is a memoir by Ada Calhoun about marriage. It was inspired by the success of her New York Times “Modern Love” column, “The Wedding Toast I’ll Never Give,”[1] which the paper named one of its most-read stories of 2015.[2] The book was released on May 16, 2017 by W. W. Norton & Company.[3]
Overview
Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give is a memoir by Calhoun about marriage. It was inspired by the success of her New York Times “Modern Love” column, “The Wedding Toast I’ll Never Give,”[4] which the paper named one of its most-read stories of 2015.[5] The book was released on May 16, 2017 by W. W. Norton & Company.[6] In the book, Calhoun presents seven personal essays, framed as “toasts”, that discuss topics such as infidelity, existential anxiety, fighting in rental cars, and the “soul mates” ideal.[7]
Reviews
Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give received was praised in pre-publication reviews. Publishers Weekly calls it “A humorous, realistic, and loving look at marriage….Each essay mixes components of memoir and self-help, drawing on insight from Calhoun’s own marriage as well as the wise thoughts of clergymen and lessons learned from long-married couples.” Library Journal said “Alternating between hilarious personal anecdote and sobering professional insight, this memoir conveys perhaps the simplest lesson ever given about learning to make a marriage last: just don’t get divorced. Her other great contribution to the literature on marital happiness might be her explanation of why fights in cars are the worst: you cannot storm off.”[7] The book received blurbs from Molly Ringwald, Susannah Cahalan, Karen Abbott, Phillip Lopate, Carlene Bauer, Davy Rothbart, Leah Carroll, Kathryn Hahn, Gretchen Rubin, Emma Straub, and Rebecca Traister.[8] The New York Times “Modern Love” column published the first serial excerpt on April 23, 2017 as “To Stay Married, Embrace Change.”[9]
References
- ↑ "The Wedding Toast I'll Never Give (Updated With Podcast)". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "The Top 100 New York Times Stories of 2015, by Total Time Spent". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "The Wedding Toast I'll Never Give (Updated With Podcast)". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "The Top 100 New York Times Stories of 2015, by Total Time Spent". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun, Hardcover". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give". Ada Calhoun. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "To Stay Married, Embrace Change". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
External links
- Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give at W. W. Norton (official book site)
- Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give at Author’s official website
- Kirkus review
- Publishers Weekly review
- Library Journal review
- Booklist review
- New York Times – Modern Love original essay: “The Wedding Toast I’ll Never Give.”
- New York Times — Modern Love first serial excerpt: “To Stay Married, Embrace Change.”