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Around the Way Girl: A Memoir Hardcover – October 11, 2016
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With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including NASA physicist mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, yet is all Taraji, the screen actress writes of her family, the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges, and of her mother who survived violence both in the home and on DC's volatile streets. Here too she opens up about her experiences as a single mother, a journey some saw as a burden but which she saw as a gift.
Around the Way Girl is also a classic actor’s memoir in which Taraji reflects on the world-class instruction she received at Howard University and the pitfalls that come with being a black actress. With laugh-out-loud humor and candor, she shares the challenges and disappointments of the actor’s journey and shows us that behind the red carpet moments, she is ever authentic. She is at heart just a girl in pursuit of her dreams.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publisher37 Ink
- Publication dateOctober 11, 2016
- Dimensions6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-101501125990
- ISBN-13978-1501125997
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“An engaging read. As much a manual on acting as it is a memoir. . . [with] plenty of inspiration for readers.” Source: Library Journal
"Henson's memoir is an inspiring account of overcoming adversity and a quest for self-discovery, written with vitality and enthusiasm” Source: Shelf Awareness
About the Author
Denene Millner is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist who has written more than twenty-five books, including Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, cowritten with Steve Harvey, among others. She has written for a plethora of national publications, including Essence, Women’s Health, Ebony, Redbook, and more. The founder and editor of MyBrownBaby.com, a website dedicated to Black parenting, lives in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters.
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- Publisher : 37 Ink (October 11, 2016)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1501125990
- ISBN-13 : 978-1501125997
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #437,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,436 in Black & African American Biographies
- #3,881 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies
- #13,026 in Memoirs (Books)
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New York Times best-selling author DENENE MILLNER is a highly respected and sought after award-winning journalist whose captivating books, columns and essays have secured her foothold in the entertainment, parenting, book publishing and social media industries. The veteran author has written and collaborated on 31 critically acclaimed and bestselling books, penning tomes with Taraji P. Henson, Will Smith, Charlie Wilson and Jessye Norman, among other celebrities, and co-authoring “The Vow,” the novel on which the hit Lifetime movie, “With This Ring” was based. She also has been a frequent contributing entertainment, parenting and relationships writer for some of the nation’s most well-read and respected magazines, penning high-profile cover stories on everyone from hit filmmaker Tyler Perry and Scandal’s Kerry Washington to super star George Clooney and The Walking Dead’s Lauren Cohan, for Essence, Women’s Health, Ebony and other top publications.
Denene also is vice president and publisher of Denene Millner Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint that publishes books featuring African American children. In its debut year, "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut," won Newbery and Caldecott honors and the Kirkus Prize for Children's Literature. She has since gone on to publish a plethora of critically-acclaimed picture books and young adult novels, all with a singular focus: to celebrate the everyday humanity of Black children. As the sole African American woman with her own children’s book imprint at a Big 5 publishing house, Denene acquires, conceives and edits books for the imprint, oversees their artistic development, and helps conceptualize and execute all aspects of the publishing process, including marketing, publicity and sales, with a focus on creating opportunities for marginalized writers, artists and their stories.
In addition to running her imprint and penning books and magazine cover stories, Millner spent a decade working as a columnist, contributing editor, and blogger for Parenting, a national magazine for which she provided witty, engaging, mom-to-mom advice on everything from childrearing and marriage to work and friendship. Denene is also the founder and editor of MyBrownBaby.com, an oft celebrated, award-winning website that examines parenting and motherhood through a distinctive multicultural lens. Her work as a parenting and relationships expert has been covered extensively on national television, earning Millner regular appearances on the Today show, The Meredith Vieira Show and HLN, and guest appearances on CBS’s The Early Show, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, VH-1, The Nate Berkus Show and The Rachel Ray Show. In 2018, she became a founding co-host on Georgia Public Broadcasting's "A Seat at the Table," a talk show about black women, which led to her founding of the critically-acclaimed NPR podcast "Speakeasy with Denene," a celebration of the beauty of the African American experience.
Denene's upcoming novel, "One Blood," an epic triptych on Black motherhood, publishes on September 5, 2023 from Forge Books.
Denene lives is a graduate of Hofstra University and lives in Atlanta with her two daughters and their adorable Goldendoodle, Franklin.
www.denenemillner.com
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I first saw actress Taraji P. Henson years ago in a romantic comedy called "Something New." It was a small funny role as one of the best friends to the main character (played by Sanaa Lathan). Then, earlier this year I saw her as "Proud Mary"--a hit woman. Right before I saw the film, I thought, This is interesting. Can she play this role convincingly? The answer is that she can, brilliantly (with a top-notch cast, though I didn't like the ending).
Then I went to see "Acrimony" about a woman's rage at her so-called cheating husband--a love triangle. My guess is that these films do not resonate with some critics, but they do with the audience. The first time I saw "Acrimony", I overheard a woman in the theatre say of Tyler Perry--the screenwriter and director--"This was his best film yet."
The woman had seen all of Mr. Perry's films. I had not. (In fact, I disapprove of/do not like the famed Madea character.) The second time I saw the film, I critically evaluated the screenplay and the performances. Were the characters believable? Absolutely. Did the plot twists make sense? Absolutely. Did they create a cohesive whole? Absolutely. Was the dialogue realistic? Totally. Were the performances believable? Totally. During the second half of the film, I was literally on the edge of my seat, every minute a thrill. (Spoiler alert: at one point, I yelled at the screen, "But you dumped him!"--which is something I NEVER do.)
I was not a Tyler Perry fan before. But I am now. In "Acrimony", Ms. Henson infused Melinda with such specific detail and nuance, I thought, Wow, Best Actress Oscar. (In fact, all the actors involved delivered admirable performances. Ms. Henson's two co-stars, Lyriq Bent and Crystle Stewart, deserve Oscars as well.)
So once I saw Ms. Henson play these two characters, I was interested in how her life had informed those portrayals. That is why I bought the book.
As I read, I began to see and understand the intertwining of the actress' life, the roles she chooses, and her acting process. By the end of this memoir, I recalled a comment she made in an interview: I can play from Shakespeare to modern and everything in between. That's a paraphrase and I was skeptical, but I'm now convinced. I'm looking forward to her next film.
Her ability to be raw & authentic on screen has ALWAYS stood out to me and this book emphasizes all that. Her story is beautiful and it was so many parts in this book that made me cry because i could relate to so much in my own way. I loved reading this book and I recommend for everyone to read it if you’re looking to really understand Taraji on a much more deeper level. She is so such a beautiful soul and even in writing this I want to cry because this book touched so many parts of me on a deep level it’s crazy.
Thank you so much for this memoir Taraji. As a young single mother of two girls who just turned 30 this year you really helped my to appreciate all the trials and tribulations that’s comes with being a single mom and figuring out how to balance that plus your own personal life. I’m still learning and I don’t have all the answers but this book has touched my soul and provided so much insight on various things.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023
Her ability to be raw & authentic on screen has ALWAYS stood out to me and this book emphasizes all that. Her story is beautiful and it was so many parts in this book that made me cry because i could relate to so much in my own way. I loved reading this book and I recommend for everyone to read it if you’re looking to really understand Taraji on a much more deeper level. She is so such a beautiful soul and even in writing this I want to cry because this book touched so many parts of me on a deep level it’s crazy.
Thank you so much for this memoir Taraji. As a young single mother of two girls who just turned 30 this year you really helped my to appreciate all the trials and tribulations that’s comes with being a single mom and figuring out how to balance that plus your own personal life. I’m still learning and I don’t have all the answers but this book has touched my soul and provided so much insight on various things.