In 1990, AMY GARY discovered hundreds of unpublished works by Margaret Wise Brown in Margaret's sister's attic. Since then Gary has catalogued, edited, and researched all of Margaret writings. She has been covered in Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR, among other media outlets. She was formerly the director of publishing at Lucasfilm and headed the publishing department at Pixar studios.
In a biography full of lively anecdotes, this one stands out for
the way it encapsulates what must have made Margaret Wise Brown so
enchanting to her friends and colleagues.... If the measure of a
good life story is the longing it leaves in the reader to have
known the subject, this one more than succeeds. --The Wall Street
Journal Margaret Wise Brown's story reads as a stirring evocation
of a woman who insisted on freedom in her art and in her love life.
--USA Today In the Great Green Room brings renewed attention to the
contrast between Margaret Wise Brown's private life and her status
as a celebrated children's author. Drawing on personal letters and
diaries, author Amy Gary draws a colorful portrait. --The
Washington Post [In the Great Green Room] offers compelling
insights into this remarkable woman. --Los Angeles Review of
Books
Gary has used her unrivaled familiarity with the author's life and
times to craft a vivid portrait.... Gary smoothly intertwines the
story of the writing of these now-classic books with the
complicated and often tumultuous twists of Brown's personal life,
and the effect is both intimate and revelatory. --The Christian
Science Monitor "Goodnight Moon is less a story than an
incantation. It summons a cocoon around reader and listener, a
sensation of being pulled out of the hurly-burly of the world into
a pocket of charmed tranquility. Amy Gary's new biography, In the
Great Green Room: The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise
Brown, replicates this spell for adult readers." --Slate Margaret
Wise Brown's life--from her revolutionary career to her scandalous
love affairs--is offered up to readers and makes for great
storytelling--bedtime or otherwise.--Town & Country Magazine Amy
Gary's In the Great Green Room is as brilliant and bold as the
literary life she chronicles. The amazing story of Margaret Wise
Brown will inspire readers and all those who would aspire to a
Writer's life. --Terrance G. Finley, Books-A-Million President's
Pick Gary adds to the portrait we have of [Margaret Wise Brown]
with never-before-seen materials she uncovered in 1990, including
manuscripts, diaries, and letters. --Publishers Weekly For
children's literature buffs and fans of intriguing biographies, In
the Great Green Room is a must read. --BookPage Through Amy Gary's
fascinating biography, readers can meet the woman who created
[Goodnight Moon], and learn of her remarkable and quite unusual
life. --Bookreporter.com Measured, wise, and thrilling in its
clarity, Amy Gary's In the Great Green Room animates for readers an
extraordinary life devoted to satisfying every curiosity and
deepening every meaning. Not content with the cosmos as she found
them, Margaret Wise Brown renamed the stars until she knew them on
her terms. In her generous books, she gave this magical power of
recreation to generations of children and their parents. Now, Amy
Gary has extended this same gift to Brown. --Tracy Daugherty,
author of The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion "Amy
Gary's In the Great Green Room is a true discovery.... Drawing on
unpublished manuscripts, Gary's narrative is informative as it is
riveting, creating a lively portrait of a woman writer and editor
who deserves to be widely known for her work, while [Margaret Wise]
Brown's impulsive desire and emotional vulnerability creates
moments that ultimately leave the reader with a sense of both
exuberant uplift and haunting loss." --Irene Gammel, author of
Looking for Anne of Green Gables What a fascinating (and at times
melancholy) life.... The author's writing style was captivating and
moving...I couldn't stop reading about this extraordinary woman and
wished she had received the attention and acclaim she deserved. And
a tragic ending of her life and a missed opportunity to finally be
happy in a relationship brought me to tears.... [This book] would
be an inspiration to anyone wanting to become a writer. --Robin
Beerbower, EarlyWord.com
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