My Name Is Barbra
AuthorBarbra Streisand
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherViking Press
Publication date
November 7, 2023
Pages970
ISBN9780525429524
OCLC1380998376

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] Reviews generally lauded the book for sparing no detail,[3][4] recognizing Streisand as "the architect of her persona and performance."[5]

My Name is Barbra sold more than 55,000 copies in the US in its first week of release.[6]

Background

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, while an editor at Doubleday, sought to publish Streisand's memoir in 1984.[7] Streisand rejected the offer, feeling her age of 42 was too young, with more to achieve in her future.[7] Streisand subsequently began making notes, then started a journal in longhand in 1999.[7][8]

Viking Press announced in May 2015 that they would publish the long-awaited memoir, spanning Streisand's entire life and career, planned for release in 2017.[9]

Publication

The book's November 2023 release lacks an index,[10] as Streisand hoped readers would engage with the book from beginning to end without browsing for specifics.[7]

Streisand narrates the audiobook edition, which features additional anecdotes and interpolates musical excerpts.

Reception

Before its release, My Name Is Barbra became a bestseller during its presales in early February 2023.[11] Following its publication, it appeared at the number-one on Amazon.com[12]

References

  1. ↑ Knight, Lucy (February 7, 2023). "Barbra Streisand to publish her first memoir". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Bayard, Louis (2023-11-07). "Barbra Streisand's memoir is long and dishy. Here are the highlights". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (2023-11-07). "Love affairs, the diva thing and that nose: Takeaways from Barbra Streisand's huge memoir". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ↑ Morris, Wesley (2023-11-07). "Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ↑ Luse, Brittany (2023-11-07). "Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady—she made herself one". NPR. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  6. ↑ Milliot, Jim (2023-11-16). "Rebecca Yarros Rescued Print Book Sales Last Week". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Jones, Radhika (7 October 2023). "Malibu Barbra: Inside Barbra Streisand's World". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ↑ People, September 29, 2014 issue
  9. ↑ "Barbra Streisand Memoir Coming in 2017". May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jacobs, Alexandra (2023-11-07). "Her Name Is Barbra, but It Wasn't Always". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  11. ↑ Roeloffs, Mary Whitfill (November 7, 2023). "Which Celebrity Memoir Sold The Most In 2023—And Which Didn't". Forbes. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ 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.
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