My Name Is Barbra (book)

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My Name Is Barbra
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My Name Is Barbra is the autobiography of American entertainer Barbra Streisand.[1] Released on November 7, 2023, the memoir spans 970 pages, while the audiobook, read by the author, exceeds 48 hours.[2] Generally lauded for sparing no detail,[3][4] reviews recognized Streisand as "the architect of her persona and performance."[5]

Background

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, while an editor at Doubleday, sought to publish Streisand's memoir in 1984.[6] Streisand rejected the offer, feeling her age of 42 was too young, with more to achieve in her future.[6] Streisand subsequently began making notes, then started a journal in longhand in 1999.[6][7]

Viking Press announced in May 2015 that they would publish the long-awaited memoir, spanning Streisand's entire life and career, which was planned for release in 2017.[8]

Publication

The book's November 2023 release lacks an index,[9] as Streisand hoped readers would engage with the book from beginning to end without browsing for specifics.[6]

Reception

Before its release, My Name Is Barbra became a bestseller during presales in February 2023.

Amazon.com charts,[11] with overall US sales exceeding 55,000 copies during its first week.[12]

Interview magazine subsequently compiled an index to the book's contents.[13]

Streisand's lavish accounts of wardrobe and style details spurred a dedicated fashion interview.[14]

References

  1. ^ Knight, Lucy (February 7, 2023). "Barbra Streisand to publish her first memoir". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Bayard, Louis (November 7, 2023). "Barbra Streisand's memoir is long and dishy. Here are the highlights". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (November 7, 2023). "Love affairs, the diva thing and that nose: Takeaways from Barbra Streisand's huge memoir". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Morris, Wesley (November 7, 2023). "Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Luse, Brittany (November 7, 2023). "Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady—she made herself one". NPR. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Jones, Radhika (October 7, 2023). "Malibu Barbra: Inside Barbra Streisand's World". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  7. ^ People, September 29, 2014, issue
  8. ^ "Barbra Streisand Memoir Coming in 2017". May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  9. ^ Jacobs, Alexandra (November 7, 2023). "Her Name Is Barbra, but It Wasn't Always". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Roeloffs, Mary Whitfill (November 7, 2023). "Which Celebrity Memoir Sold The Most In 2023—And Which Didn't". Forbes. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  11. ^ Johnston, Rylee (November 8, 2023). "Barbra Streisand's Memoir Reaches No. 1: Here's Where to Buy It on Sale". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Milliot, Jim (November 16, 2023). "Rebecca Yarros Rescued Print Book Sales Last Week". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  13. ^ Hopf, Andrew (November 20, 2023). "An Index of Everything (and Everyone) Mentioned in Barbra Streisand's Memoir". Interview Magazine. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  14. ^ La Ferla, Ruth (December 25, 2023). "Barbra Streisand Talks Personal Style and Her Memoir". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.


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