Amy Hill Hearth
Author
Click Below For DetailsKNOW YOUR POWER: A MESSAGE TO AMERICA'S DAUGHTERS
(CO-AUTHOR, WITH SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI).
An inspirational book for women of all ages from the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives in U.S. history (Doubleday, July 29, 2008). 'STRONG MEDICINE' SPEAKS: A NATIVE AMERICAN ELDER HAS HER SAY
An 85-year-old Native American Elder shares her life story, the unusual story of her tribe, and her views on American life in this very rare oral history (Atria/Simon & Schuster, Spring 2008). HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS
Centenarian sisters, the daughters of a slave, share their stories and a rarely-heard perspective on a century of American life. Oral history. THE DELANY SISTERS' BOOK OF EVERYDAY WISDOM
The beloved Delany Sisters share their advice for a long and happy life. ON MY OWN AT 107: REFLECTIONS ON LIFE WITHOUT BESSIE
Sadie Delany shares poignant reflections on living without Bessie after her death. IN A WORLD GONE MAD: A HEROIC STORY OF LOVE, FAITH AND SURVIVAL
An in-depth study of two now-elderly Holocaust survivors who met and fell in love in Poland during the final months of World War Two. THE DELANY SISTERS REACH HIGH
A children's biography of the Delany Sisters. |
Home Amy Hill Hearth is a New York Times bestselling author and a Peabody Award-winning writer. Her first book, HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS, which began as a newspaper story that Amy wrote for The New York Times, has sold more than 5 million copies. The book landed on The New York Times bestseller list for more than two years, was adapted by a playwright to the Broadway stage, and was dramatized for an award-winning film. The book also spawned several bestselling sequels, also written by Amy. Amy has just finished working with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on KNOW YOUR POWER: A MESSAGE TO AMERICA'S DAUGHTERS. It will be published in July 2008, in time for the Democratic National Convention, of which Speaker Pelosi is Chair. This is Speaker Pelosi's first book. Amy's oral history, "STRONG MEDICINE" SPEAKS: A NATIVE AMERICAN ELDER HAS HER SAY, was published in the spring of 2008 by Atria/ For more information on each of Amy's books, click the titles on the left side of the screen. Amy's Awards & Honors: George Foster Peabody Award for "excellence in television broadcasting," for her work on the film adaptation of HAVING OUR SAY (1999) An American Library Association “Notable Book of the Year” (1994) American Booksellers Association “ABBY Honor Book” (1994) Christopher Award for Literature (1993) NAACP Image Award nomination for Literature (1993) New York Public Library’s “Best Books for Young Adults” in 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2001. Gwen and C. Dale White Award in 1995, a national award from the United Methodist Church, “for introducing the Delany Sisters to a world audience.” The Broadway play adaptation of HAVING OUR SAY received three Tony Award nominations, including Best Play (1995). Ms. Hearth was an artistic consultant. The television film adaptation of HAVING OUR SAY won a Christopher Award for Television and an NAACP Image Award nomination for Television (1999). Ms. Hearth was an artistic consultant. |
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