New Releases by Nora Ephron

From the writer of When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, a collection of classic quotes for every occasion and season – the perfect gift for all women. We all want a best friend like Nora Ephron: frank but forgiving, wry but caring, someone who knows not only what to say but how to say it. Don’t know what to wear? ‘Black matches with everything, especially black.’ Trouble in love? ‘You can never know the truth of anyone’s marriage, including your own.’ Searching for a new belief system? ‘My religion is Get Over It.’ Here is the best of Nora for every season of life, across her storied career, from her early days in the news media to her cult classic novel, to her unexpected turn as a legendary Hollywood writer. Nora saw it all, and with a wicked sense of humour and shrewd intellect, she made it all deliciously funny. Filled with unforgettable lines, this is a celebration of Nora’s singular wit and generosity – start at the beginning or flip to any page for instant delight. Praise for Nora Ephron: ‘Triggered me to write my own book, and ask myself questions about who I was, and what kind of woman I am and how the world has shaped me.’ LILY ALLEN ‘I am only one of millions of women who will miss Nora’s voice.’ LENA DUNHAM ‘Funny, knowing and smart.’ INDIA KNIGHT ‘Nobody does it funnier.’ MAUREEN LIPMAN

From “the queen of quips” (The New York Times) comes an inspiring and hilarious quote collection about everything that matters—love and heartbreak, good food and good company, aging well and writing well We all want a best friend like Nora Ephron: frank but forgiving, wry but caring, someone who knows not only what to say but how to say it. Don’t know what to wear? “Everything matches black, especially black.” Trouble in love? “You can never know the truth of anyone’s marriage, including your own.” Searching for a new belief system? “My religion is Get Over It.” Here is the best of Nora for every season of life, across her storied career, from her early days in the news media to becoming the author of a cult classic novel, to her unexpected turn as a legendary Hollywood writer. Nora saw it all, and with a wicked sense of humor and shrewd intellect, she made it all deliciously funny. Filled with unforgettable lines, this is a celebration of Nora’s singular wit and generosity—start at the beginning, or flip to any page for instant delight.

Standing in the shell of a crumbling building, I envision more than just steel and concrete-I see a future where I carve my own name into the skyline. As the daughter of a powerful real estate mogul, expectations weigh heavily on my shoulders, but I''m determined to create my own vision.Enter Jacob Harlow, a visionary architect with a passion for sustainability and a smile that could melt steel. Together, we embark on transforming an old site into a groundbreaking community project. As our professional collaboration deepens, so does an unforeseen closeness between us.But with my father''s expectations pressing down and his plans for my future, I find myself torn between family duty and my own aspirations. Can I break free from the confines of my family''s empire and build something truly my own? Will embracing Jacob''s innovative ideas-and perhaps something more-be the key to shaping not just a building, but my own destiny?Join me as I navigate the challenges of ambition, family pressures, and the possibility of new beginnings in the vibrant city of Richmond. Because sometimes, to construct the life you want, you have to be willing to tear down the walls holding you back.

A classic collection of Nora Ephron''s uproarious essays--tackling everything from feminism to the media, from politics to beauty products, with her inimitable charm and distinctive wit. In these sharp, hilariously entertaining, and vividly observed pieces, Ephron illuminates an era with wicked honesty and insight.

For fans of When Harry Met Sally and readers of I Feel Bad About My Neck comes an indispensable collection of wit and wisdom from the late, great writer-filmmaker A hilarious and revealing look at one of America’s most beloved screenwriters. From the beginning of her career as a young journalist to her final interview—a warm, wise, heartbreaking reflection originally published in the Believer—this is a sparkling look at the life and work of a great talent.

En samling smarta och roliga tankar om livet och åldrandet av författaren till ”When Harry met Sally”, ”You’ve got Mail” och ”Sleepless in Seattle” Jag minns ingenting blev Nora Ephrons sista bok. En samling essäer och krönikor om allt från äggviteomeletter till skilsmässor, som får dig att skratta igenkännande, kanske uppröras och till och med gråta en skvätt... Med sin klara blick och sitt skarpa intellekt beskrev Ephron sin samtid, sitt åldrande och sin syn på olika företeelser med obeveklig humor. Med stor självinsikt summerar Ephron här sitt liv, och bokens huvudteman kretsar kring: journalistiken, filmbranschen, barndomen, männen, åldrandet och framför allt New York – alltid New York.

LUCKY GUY marks a return to Nora Ephron''s journalistic roots. The charismatic and controversial tabloid columnist Mike McAlary covered the scandal- and graffiti-ridden New York of the 1980s. From his sensational reporting of New York''s major police corruption to the libel suit that nearly ended his career, the play dramatizes the story of McAlary''s meteoric rise, fall and rise again, ending with his coverage of the Abner Louima case for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, shortly before his untimely death on Christmas Day, 1998.

A whopping big celebration of the work of the late, great Nora Ephron, America’s funniest—and most acute—writer, famous for her brilliant takes on life as we’ve been living it these last forty years. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century Everything you could possibly want from Nora Ephron is here—from her writings on journalism, feminism, and being a woman (the notorious piece on being flat-chested, the clarion call of her commencement address at Wellesley) to her best-selling novel, Heartburn, written in the wake of her devastating divorce from Carl Bernstein; from her hilarious and touching screenplay for the movie When Harry Met Sally . . . (“I’ll have what she’s having”) to her recent play Lucky Guy (published here for the first time); from her ongoing love affair with food, recipes and all, to her extended takes on such controversial women as Lillian Hellman and Helen Gurley Brown; from her pithy blogs on politics to her moving meditations on aging (“I Feel Bad About My Neck”) and dying. Her superb writing, her unforgettable movies, her honesty and fearlessness, her nonpareil humor have made Nora Ephron an icon for America’s women—and not a few of its men.

From the bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: two classic collections of uproarious essays tackling everything from feminism to the media, from politics to beauty products, with her inimitable charm and distinctive wit. This edition brings together some of Ephron’s most famous writing on a generation of women (and men) who helped shape the way we live now, and on events ranging from the Watergate scandal to the Pillsbury Bake-Off. In these sharp, hilariously entertaining, and vividly observed pieces, Ephron illuminates an era with wicked honesty and insight. From the famous “A Few Words About Breasts” to important pieces on her time working for the New York Post and Gourmet Magazine, these essays show Ephron at her very best.

''Memories, aphorisms and stern good advice from America''s favourite naughty aunt'' Independent on Sunday ''This book is as grown-up as a dirty martini'' Sunday Times ''Sharp as a knife'' Daily Express ___ In her final book, Nora Ephron reflects on life, growing older, and everything she will and won''t miss. Filled with Nora''s trademark wit, wisdom and warmth. * No one actually likes to admit they''re old. The most they will cop to is that they''re older. Or oldish. * Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one. * I have been forgetting things for years-at least since I was in my thirties. I know this because I wrote something about it at the time. I have proof. Of course, I can''t remember exactly where I wrote about it, or when, but I could probably hunt it up if I had to. ___ Praise for Nora Ephron ''So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don''t know how she did it'' Phoebe Waller-Bridge ''Oh how I loved Nora Ephron'' Nigella Lawson ''Funny, knowing and smart'' India Knight ''Nora''s exacting, precise, didactic, tried-and-tested, sophisticated-woman-wearing-all-black wisdom is a comfort and a relief'' Dolly Alderton

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Here is the beloved, bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck at her funniest, wisest, and best, taking a hilarious look at the past and bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life—and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten. In these pages she takes us from her first job in the mailroom at Newsweek to the six stages of email, from memories of her parents’ whirlwind dinner parties to her own life now full of Senior Moments (or, as she calls them, Google moments), from her greatest career flops to her most treasured joys. Filled with insights and observations that instantly ring true, I Remember Nothing is a delightful, poignant gift from one of our finest writers.

The bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck brilliantly and hilariously resuscitates Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy—two bigger-than-life feuding writers—to give them a post-mortem second act, and the chance to really air their differences. Although Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy probably only met once in their lives, their names will be linked forever in the history of American literary feuds: they were legendary enemies, especially after McCarthy famously announced to the world that every word Hellman wrote was a lie, “including ‘and’ and ‘the.’” The public battle, and the legal squabbling, that ensued ended, unsatisfactorily for all, with Hellman’s death. “A sharp-eyed and even sharper-clawed memory-play.... Provides...guilty pleasures, keeping the repartee both snappy and snappish.” —The Wall Street Journal

Una mirada sincera i hilarant sobre les dones madures Nora Ephron ha estat nominada tres vegades a l’Oscar pels guions de Quan en Harry va trobar la Sally, Silkwood i Alguna cosa per recordar El coll no enganya ha estat a la llista dels llibres més venuts del New York Times i s’ha venut a més de trenta països Un llibre hilarant sobre la maduresa femenina Lluny de l’imaginari masculí en què les dones només existeixen fins als trenta anys, a les dones de quaranta, i més, els segueix interessant la vida: l’amor, els cosmètics, la política, els fills, la feina, les ulleres de sol i les bifocals, els pisos i els secrets de la cuina més moderna... Amb un to despreocupat, personal i planer, i amb un sentit de l’humor agut i àcid, Nora Ephron aborda les tribulacions de la dona madura moderna (la menopausa, la casa sense els nens, els estralls físics del pas dels anys, els líftings...) i recorda els moments àlgids de la seva joventut (la descoberta d’alguns plats com el strudel de col, els primers amors, els seus glamorosos dies com a becària de la Casa Blanca, i que no es malinterpreti...) «No cal ser una novaiorquesa postmenopàusica amb un look liberal i uns ingressos acceptables per divertir- se amb la visió de la vida de Nora Ephron» (Kirkus Review). «Tots els llibres que he llegit sobre l’edat diuen que fer-se gran és magnífic. El que és magnífic és madurar, tenir seny i ser savi, i trobar-se en aquell punt en què entens de què va la vida. No suporto la gent que diu aquesta mena de coses. En què pensen? És que no tenen coll?» (El coll no enganya i altres reflexions sobre ser dona). Traducció de Mar Albacar Nora Ephron Va néixer l’any 1941 a Nova York i es va educar a Los Angeles. És columnista, novel·lista i guionista. Va començar la seva carrera periodística al New York Post, i ha escrit al The New York Times i a les revistes Esquire i New York, entre d’altres. Ha estat nominada tres vegades a l’Oscar al Millor Guió Original per Silkwood, la comèdia romàntica Quan en Harry va trobar la Sally i Alguna cosa per recordar, pel·lícula que també va dirigir, i és autora dels bestsellers Ensalada loca i Se acabó el pastel (Anagrama). Viu a Nova York amb el seu marit, l’escriptor Nicholas Pileggi.

THE STORY: A play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects--mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black. Based on the bestselling book by

Acclaimed Hollywood screenwriter and director Nora Ephron turns her sharp powers of observation on her own life as she examines the indignities of ageing for the Baby Boom generation. Filled with witty and biting essays, this book offers the consolation that no matter how much your neck sags, your boobs drop, your skin wrinkles and your children don''t appreciate you, someone has been there before you.

A bitingly funny, provocative, and revealing look at our foibles, passions, and pasttimes—from one of the most creative minds of our time. “Nora Ephron can write about anything better than anybody else can write about anything.”—The New York Times From her Academy Award–nominated screenplays to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron is one of America’s most gifted, prolific, and versatile writers. In this classic collection of magazine articles, Ephron does what she does best: embrace American culture with love, cynicism, and unmatched wit. From tracking down the beginnings of the self-help movement to dressing down the fashion world’s most powerful publication to capturing a glimpse of a legendary movie in the making, these timeless pieces tap into our enduring obsessions with celebrity, food, romance, clothes, entertainment, and sex. Whether casting her ingenious eye on renowned director Mike Nichols, Cosmopolitan magazine founder Helen Gurley Brown—or herself, as she chronicles her own beauty makeover—Ephron deftly weaves her journalistic skill with the intimate style of an essayist and the incomparable talent of a great storyteller.

Il collo è il primo a mostrare i segni dell’età. C’è chi lo nasconde, c’è chi va in clinica, c’è chi si dispera. Nora Ephron ci ha ragionato sopra, spudorata e coraggiosa, con dolore e senso dell’umorismo. Ne è uscito un libro, volato in testa alle classifiche americane, che parla alle donne, di donne e per le donne (non più giovani e giovani).

Korte essays waarin een zeer persoonlijke en geestige kijk op het vrouw-zijn rond uiterlijk, werk en ouder worden wordt gegeven.

With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself. Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless parent. But mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age. Utterly courageous, uproariously funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling, I Feel Bad About My Neck is a scrumptious, irresistible treat of a book, full of truths, laugh out loud moments that will appeal to readers of all ages. From the Trade Paperback edition.

In this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of "Sleepless in Seattle" reminds readers that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter.