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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 . Discover the Nina Riggs popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Nina Riggs books.

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  • Holding on to Normal synopsis, comments

    Holding on to Normal

    Alana Somerville

    A compelling memoir about trying to live meaningfully with illness and triumph beyond it, by breast cancer survivor Alana Somerville, a teacher and mother of two young children.I l...

  • Un momento extraordinario synopsis, comments

    Un momento extraordinario

    Nina Riggs

    Nina Riggs tenía solo treinta y siete años cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer de mama, una mancha diminuta. Pasado un año, esta madre de dos hijos y casada desde hacía dieciséis años ...

  • The Beauty of Dusk synopsis, comments

    The Beauty of Dusk

    Frank Bruni

    From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes “a book about vision loss that becomes testimony to human courage, a moving memoir that offers perspective, c...

  • Smile synopsis, comments

    Smile

    Sarah Ruhl

    A People Best Book of the Year Time and The Washington Post’s Most Anticipated List Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence From the MacArthur genius, twotime Pu...

  • Nobody Ever Talks About Anything But the End synopsis, comments

    Nobody Ever Talks About Anything But the End

    Liz Levine

    Finalist, Hubert Evans Nonfiction PrizeA genuinely moving, funny, and inventive account of loss and grief, mental illness and suicide, from film and TV producer Liz Levine (Story o...

  • The Bright Hour synopsis, comments

    The Bright Hour

    Nina Riggs

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” Nora Krug, The Washington Post “Beautiful and haunting.” Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TOD...