Nina Riggs
Nina Ellen Riggs | |
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| Born | March 29, 1977 |
| Died | February 26, 2017 (aged 39) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
| Spouse | John Duberstein |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | https://ninariggs.com/ |
Nina Ellen Riggs (March 29, 1977 – February 26, 2017)[1] was an American writer and poet. Her best known work is her memoir, The Bright Hour,[2] detailing her journey as a mother with incurable breast cancer. It was published shortly after her death. The book received critical acclaim.[3][4][5][6] Riggs also contributed an article to New York Times series Modern Love.[7]
Riggs was born in San Francisco, California.[1] She was the great-great-great granddaughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson,[4] and educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received a bachelor's degree in creative writing, and UNC at Greensboro where she received an MFA in poetry.[1]
Riggs was married to John Duberstein, an attorney with whom she had two sons. They lived in Greensboro, North Carolina.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Riggs, Nina Ellen". Greensboro News & Record. March 5, 2017.
- ^ Riggs, Nina (2017). The Bright Hour. Simon and Schuster. p. 320. ISBN 9781501169359. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Krug, Nora (June 1, 2017). "A dying mother's memoir is this year's 'When Breath Becomes Air'". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b Collins-Hughes, Laura (June 1, 2017). "A young mother's unsentimental memoir of her last days". Boston Globe.
- ^ Newman, Judith (June 16, 2017). "I'm Dying Up Here: Books on How to Grieve and How to Die". New York Times.
- ^ McCarthy, Matt (June 5, 2017). "Nina Riggs' moving cancer memoir shines 'Bright'". USA Today.
- ^ Riggs, Nina (September 23, 2016). "When a Couch Is More Than a Couch". New York Times.
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