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'''Kelly Corrigan''' (born August 16, 1967) is the author of four New York Times bestselling books about family life: ''The Middle Place, Glitter and Glue, Lift and Tell Me More''. She is the host of the long form interview show [https://www.pbs.org/show/tell-me-more-kelly-corrigan/ ''Tell Me More'' on PBS], now in its 7th season, as well as the podcast and NPR radio show ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kelly-corrigan-wonders/id1532951390 Kelly Corrigan Wonders]'', which has over 14 million downloads and many hundreds of episodes. She regularly gives keynote speeches, graduation addresses and book readings. She has appeared on The Today Show 7 times. She is a graduate of [[Radnor High School]], the [[University of Richmond]] and received a Masters in Literature from [[San Francisco State University]] and moved to Bozeman, MT after raising her daughters, Georgia and Claire, in the Bay Area.
'''Kelly Corrigan''' (born August 16, 1967) is the author of four New York Times bestselling books about family life: ''The Middle Place, Glitter and Glue, Lift and Tell Me More''. She is the host of the long form interview show [https://www.pbs.org/show/tell-me-more-kelly-corrigan/ ''Tell Me More'' on PBS], now in its 7th season, as well as the podcast and NPR radio show ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kelly-corrigan-wonders/id1532951390 Kelly Corrigan Wonders]'', which has over 14 million downloads and many hundreds of episodes. She regularly gives keynote speeches, graduation addresses and book readings. She has appeared on The Today Show 7 times. She is a graduate of [[Radnor High School]], the [[University of Richmond]] and received a Masters in Literature from [[San Francisco State University]] and moved to Bozeman, MT after raising her daughters, Georgia and Claire, in the Bay Area.



== Writing ==
== Writing ==
Corrigan's first book, ''The Middle Place'', is a memoir about her Irish-American father's battle with cancer and her own triumph over the disease.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hyperionbooks.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=1401340938&SUBJECT=Memoir |title=The Middle Place: A Memoir by Kelly Corrigan |publisher=Hyperion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415153311/http://hyperionbooks.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=1401340938&SUBJECT=Memoir |archive-date=April 15, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was published on January 8, 2008 (hardcover) and December 23, 2008 (paperback). At its peak, the hardcover reached No. 2 on the Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9807E2D6123AF930A35751C0A96E9C8B63.html |title=BEST SELLERS: NONFICTION: Sunday, February 3rd 2008 |date=February 3, 2008 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> The paperback has reached No. 2 on the Trade Paperback Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list to date.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/books/bestseller/bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=the+middle+place+kelly+corrigan&st=cse|title=The New York Times Best Sellers|work=The New York Times }}{{dead link|date=December 2021}}</ref> "The Middle Place" was also recognized by Barnes and Noble as part of the "Discover Great New Writers" campaign.


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Her second book, ''Lift'', published in 2010, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, is written in the form of a letter to her children, and is an examination of risk and parenthood through the lens of 3 true stories.
Corrigan has been called “the voice of a generation” by O, The Oprah Winfrey Magazine, and “The Poet Laureate of the Ordinary” by The Huffington Post.

Corrigan's first book, The Middle Place, is a memoir about a one-year period where both she and her father had cancer.[4] It was published on January 8, 2008 (hardcover) and December 23, 2008 (paperback). The Middle Place spent six months on the New York Times bestseller list and at its peak, it reached No. 2.[5] The Middle Place was also recognized by Barnes and Noble as part of the "Discover Great New Writers" campaign.

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Her second book, Lift, published in 2010, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, is written in the form of a letter to her children, and is an examination of risk and parenthood through the lens of 3 true stories.

Her third book, Glitter and Glue, published in 2014, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, was a reflection on motherhood through the story of Kelly’s stint as a nanny in Australia for a family whose mother had recently died.

Her fourth book, Tell Me More, Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say, was a collection of essays on the essential statements adult life requires (e.g. I was wrong, Good enough, Tell me more).

Corrigan also wrote a Children’s Book about the rewards of curiosity called Hello, World! for children of all ages who are facing a transition or graduation.

Corrigan has written several popular op-eds for The New York Times including "After A College Applicant Hits Send", "Advice for My College Freshman" and "How To Let Go of Your Unstoppable Daughter." Corrigan shares regularly on Instagram.

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Corrigan is also the author of an essay about "women's remarkable capacity to support each other, to laugh together, and to endure" called Transcending, a reading of which became a YouTube sensation.[7] The video has received nearly 5 million views on YouTube to date.

== Podcasting ==

Kelly Corrigan Wonders publishes 3 episodes per week. Every Tuesday, the show releases a long form Deep Dive interview that also plays on NPR stations like KQED and WHYY. A wide variety of guests include Matthew McCoughney, John and Julie Gottman, Aliza Pressman, Melinda Gates, Judd Apatow and Samantha Power. Every Friday, the show releases a short solo episode called For The Good of the Order. Every Sunday, the show releases a listener submission in a series called Thanks For Being Here that features eulogies, graduation speeches, wedding vows and other celebratory remarks shared by listeners.

The podcast began in October 2020, is distributed by PRX and produced by Oscar-winning producer Tammy Stedman.

== Television ==

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan began in Oct 2020 with a pilot season featuring interviews with Jennifer Garner, Bryan Stevenson and James Corden.

Season Two featured Judy Woodruff, Steve Kerr, David Byrne, Atul Gawande and Dolores Huerta among others.

Season Three featured Lilly Singh, Robin Roberts, Father Greg Boyle, Judd Apatow and others.

Season Four featured Cecile Richards, Selma Blair, Dave Eggers, Neal Katyal, Nick Hornby and more.

Season Five included Jewel, Neal Brennan, Maya Shankar, Constance Wu and Michael Lewis.

Season Six included Pete Buttigieg, David Brooks, Arianna Huffington, Ginni Rometty and Matthew Desmond.


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Corrigan is also the author of an essay about "women's remarkable capacity to support each other, to laugh together, and to endure" called ''Transcending'', a reading of which by the author and released by [[Hachette Books|Hyperion]] / everywomansvoice.com became a YouTube sensation.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q|title=Transcending: Words on Women and Strength by Kelly Corrigan|last=voicevoices|date=December 8, 2008|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> The video has received over 4 million views on YouTube to date.
Season Seven begins in the spring of 2024.


== Works ==
== Works ==
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*''Glitter and Glue'' (2014)
*''Glitter and Glue'' (2014)
*''Tell Me More'' (2018)
*''Tell Me More'' (2018)
*''Hello. World!'' (2021)


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 12:35, 19 February 2024

Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan
BornAugust 16, 1967 (1967-08-16) (age 57)
Radnor, Pennsylvania[1]
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of Richmond (B.A.)
San Francisco State University (M.A.)
GenreMemoir, non-fiction
SpouseEdward Lichty
ChildrenClaire Lichty, Georgia Lichty
Website
kellycorrigan.com

Kelly Corrigan (born August 16, 1967) is the author of four New York Times bestselling books about family life: The Middle Place, Glitter and Glue, Lift and Tell Me More. She is the host of the long form interview show Tell Me More on PBS, now in its 7th season, as well as the podcast and NPR radio show Kelly Corrigan Wonders, which has over 14 million downloads and many hundreds of episodes. She regularly gives keynote speeches, graduation addresses and book readings. She has appeared on The Today Show 7 times. She is a graduate of Radnor High School, the University of Richmond and received a Masters in Literature from San Francisco State University and moved to Bozeman, MT after raising her daughters, Georgia and Claire, in the Bay Area.

Writing

Corrigan's first book, The Middle Place, is a memoir about her Irish-American father's battle with cancer and her own triumph over the disease.[2] It was published on January 8, 2008 (hardcover) and December 23, 2008 (paperback). At its peak, the hardcover reached No. 2 on the Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list.[3] The paperback has reached No. 2 on the Trade Paperback Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list to date.[4] "The Middle Place" was also recognized by Barnes and Noble as part of the "Discover Great New Writers" campaign.

Her second book, Lift, published in 2010, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, is written in the form of a letter to her children, and is an examination of risk and parenthood through the lens of 3 true stories.

Corrigan is also the author of an essay about "women's remarkable capacity to support each other, to laugh together, and to endure" called Transcending, a reading of which by the author and released by Hyperion / everywomansvoice.com became a YouTube sensation.[5] The video has received over 4 million views on YouTube to date.

Works

Nonfiction

  • The Middle Place (2008)
  • Lift (2010)
  • Glitter and Glue (2014)
  • Tell Me More (2018)

References

  1. ^ "Kelly Corrigan Draws on Growing Up in Radnor for Memoirs", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 24, 2015
  2. ^ "The Middle Place: A Memoir by Kelly Corrigan". Hyperion. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "BEST SELLERS: NONFICTION: Sunday, February 3rd 2008". The New York Times. February 3, 2008.
  4. ^ "The New York Times Best Sellers". The New York Times.[dead link]
  5. ^ voicevoices (December 8, 2008). Transcending: Words on Women and Strength by Kelly Corrigan – via YouTube.
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