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Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Chely Wright & Lauren Blitzer
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Learn moreA collection of essays accompanied by beautiful black-and-white photography from a diverse group of women on the moment they realized they were ready to fight for themselves鈥攊ncluding Gloria Steinem, Lena Waithe, Joanna Gaines, Brandi Carlile, Beanie Feldstein, Cynthia Erivo, and Billie Jean King, among others.
This powerful essay collection is a natural extension of the #MeToo movement, revealing the interior experience of women after they鈥檝e inevitably been underestimated or hurt鈥攖he epiphany that the world is different than they thought it to be鈥攁nd how they鈥檝e used this knowledge to make change.
In My Moment, Gloria Steinem tells the story of how a meeting with writer Terry Southern drew blood. Carol Burnett shares how CBS discouraged her from pursuing The Carol Burnett Show, because comedy variety shows were 鈥渁 man鈥檚 game.鈥� Joanna Gaines reveals how coming to New York City as a young woman helped her embrace her Korean heritage after enduring racist bullying as a child. Author Maggie Smith details a career crossroads when her boss declined her request to work from home after the birth of her daughter, leading her to quit and never look back.
Over and over again, when told 鈥渘o鈥� these women said 鈥測es鈥� to themselves. This hugely inspiring, beautiful book will move people of all ages and make them feel less alone. More than the sum of its parts, My Moment is also a handbook for young women (or any woman) making their way through the world.
Emmy鈥� and Tony Award鈥搘inning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth鈥檚 career spans film, television, voiceover, and stage. She received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in聽Pushing Daisies, won a Tony Award for聽You鈥檙e a Good Man, Charlie Brown,聽and received a Tony Award nomination for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway smash-hit聽Wicked.聽Kristin stars in the Apple TV+ musical comedy series聽Schmigadoon!聽She also starred in the Netflix comedy feature聽Holidate, voiced the character Daisy in the HBO MAX film聽The Witches, and hosted the Food Network series聽Candy Land.聽Kristin remains a passionate supporter of charities, including the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center Foundation in her home state of Oklahoma, where she launched an annual Broadway Bootcamp providing young Broadway hopefuls with the opportunity to learn from mentors in the field.聽 She is the author of the聽New York Times聽bestselling memoir,聽A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages聽published in 2009, and聽the children鈥檚 picture book,聽What Will I Do with My Love Today?,聽published in 2022.
Kathy Najimy is an award-winning actor, director, writer, producer, and activist known for her memorable performances in over twenty-five films and over one-hundred television projects, including聽Sister Act,聽Hocus Pocus,聽VEEP,聽King of the Hill,聽Younger,聽Dumplin鈥�/i>,聽and many more. Her performances have earned her聽prestigious聽accolades,聽including聽an聽American聽Comedy聽Award聽for聽Funniest聽Supporting聽Actress,聽the Hollywood Women鈥檚 Press Club Female Discovery of the Year, Ms. Magazine鈥檚 Woman of the Year and the NYC Lily Awards Actor/Activist of the year. Najimy聽is聽producing聽a聽series聽for聽television based on聽The聽Women鈥檚聽Movement, and creating the off-Broadway hit聽Gloria:聽A聽Life,聽about the life of her friend, Gloria Steinem. For her over forty years of AIDS activism, Najimy has been honored with the GMHC Howard Ashman Lifetime achievement award, the LA Shanti鈥檚 Founder award, as well as the LA Gay and Lesbian Center鈥檚 Distinguished Achievement award. As a proud Lebanese American, she has received awards from the ACC and the ADC and has been honored with their Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award. Kathy is currently a member and speaker for Times Up NYC.
Named 鈥淭op New Female Vocalist鈥� by The Academy of Country Music, Chely Wright rose to fame as a commercial country singer in the nineties, and has since released nine studio albums and charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard charts, including 鈥淪hut Up and Drive,鈥� 鈥淪ingle White Female,鈥� and 鈥淭he Bumper of My S.U.V.鈥澛營n 2010, Wright released her eighth album,聽Lifted Off the Ground聽produced by Rodney Crowell, revealing a dramatic artistic transformation and emerging as a singer-songwriter of the first order.聽Chely made history by being the first country music star to publicly come out as gay, which she wrote about in her 2010 memoir聽Like Me.聽She鈥檚 written songs for film, TV, and for other artists, spanning multiple genres. Upon coming out, Wright endeavored into advocacy and corporate engagement around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.聽Wright currently serves as Chief Diversity Officer at Unispace鈥攁 global strategy, design, and delivery firm.聽She is also Vice-Chair of the Gay,聽Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Board of Directors, which聽is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.
Lauren Blitzer is the VP of Business Development at Sony Music Entertainment, where she has worked for the past decade.聽She is also the author of Same Sex in the City: (So Your Prince Charming Is Really a Cinderella) published in 2006. Lauren was born and raised in New York City, where she attended NYU, majoring in art history and photography.聽She started her career in sales at Cond茅 Nast and soon after worked as a copywriter for J.Crew before moving into the non-profit world, raising funds for GLSEN, before moving to Sony Music Entertainment.聽Lauren currently lives on the Upper East Side with her wife, award-winning singer, writer, and DE&I executive Chely Wright and their twin boys, George and Everett.聽
Emmy鈥� and Tony Award鈥搘inning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth鈥檚 career spans film, television, voiceover, and stage. She received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in聽Pushing Daisies, won a Tony Award for聽You鈥檙e a Good Man, Charlie Brown,聽and received a Tony Award nomination for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway smash-hit聽Wicked.聽Kristin stars in the Apple TV+ musical comedy series聽Schmigadoon!聽She also starred in the Netflix comedy feature聽Holidate, voiced the character Daisy in the HBO MAX film聽The Witches, and hosted the Food Network series聽Candy Land.聽Kristin remains a passionate supporter of charities, including the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center Foundation in her home state of Oklahoma, where she launched an annual Broadway Bootcamp providing young Broadway hopefuls with the opportunity to learn from mentors in the field.聽 She is the author of the聽New York Times聽bestselling memoir,聽A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages聽published in 2009, and聽the children鈥檚 picture book,聽What Will I Do with My Love Today?,聽published in 2022.
Kathy Najimy is an award-winning actor, director, writer, producer, and activist known for her memorable performances in over twenty-five films and over one-hundred television projects, including聽Sister Act,聽Hocus Pocus,聽VEEP,聽King of the Hill,聽Younger,聽Dumplin鈥�/i>,聽and many more. Her performances have earned her聽prestigious聽accolades,聽including聽an聽American聽Comedy聽Award聽for聽Funniest聽Supporting聽Actress,聽the Hollywood Women鈥檚 Press Club Female Discovery of the Year, Ms. Magazine鈥檚 Woman of the Year and the NYC Lily Awards Actor/Activist of the year. Najimy聽is聽producing聽a聽series聽for聽television based on聽The聽Women鈥檚聽Movement, and creating the off-Broadway hit聽Gloria:聽A聽Life,聽about the life of her friend, Gloria Steinem. For her over forty years of AIDS activism, Najimy has been honored with the GMHC Howard Ashman Lifetime achievement award, the LA Shanti鈥檚 Founder award, as well as the LA Gay and Lesbian Center鈥檚 Distinguished Achievement award. As a proud Lebanese American, she has received awards from the ACC and the ADC and has been honored with their Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award. Kathy is currently a member and speaker for Times Up NYC.
Named 鈥淭op New Female Vocalist鈥� by The Academy of Country Music, Chely Wright rose to fame as a commercial country singer in the nineties, and has since released nine studio albums and charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard charts, including 鈥淪hut Up and Drive,鈥� 鈥淪ingle White Female,鈥� and 鈥淭he Bumper of My S.U.V.鈥澛營n 2010, Wright released her eighth album,聽Lifted Off the Ground聽produced by Rodney Crowell, revealing a dramatic artistic transformation and emerging as a singer-songwriter of the first order.聽Chely made history by being the first country music star to publicly come out as gay, which she wrote about in her 2010 memoir聽Like Me.聽She鈥檚 written songs for film, TV, and for other artists, spanning multiple genres. Upon coming out, Wright endeavored into advocacy and corporate engagement around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.聽Wright currently serves as Chief Diversity Officer at Unispace鈥攁 global strategy, design, and delivery firm.聽She is also Vice-Chair of the Gay,聽Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Board of Directors, which聽is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.
Lauren Blitzer is the VP of Business Development at Sony Music Entertainment, where she has worked for the past decade.聽She is also the author of Same Sex in the City: (So Your Prince Charming Is Really a Cinderella) published in 2006. Lauren was born and raised in New York City, where she attended NYU, majoring in art history and photography.聽She started her career in sales at Cond茅 Nast and soon after worked as a copywriter for J.Crew before moving into the non-profit world, raising funds for GLSEN, before moving to Sony Music Entertainment.聽Lauren currently lives on the Upper East Side with her wife, award-winning singer, writer, and DE&I executive Chely Wright and their twin boys, George and Everett.聽
Audiobook details
Narrators:
Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Chely Wright, Lauren Blitzer, AJ Ferraro, Ashton Grooms, Carolina Hoyos, Lanna Joffrey, Soneela Nankani, Natalie Naudus & Joy Osmanski
ISBN:
9781797133744
Length:
6 hours 14 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication date:
May 24, 2022
Edition:
Unabridged