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Girls Like Us casting heating up

Variety reports (but a subscription is needed, so The Huffington Post and IndieWire come to the rescue) on the progress of the feature film adaptation of Sheila Weller’s triple biography Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – … Continue reading

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Casting Call for Girls Like Us movie confirms Taylor Swift as Joni Mitchell

While an official announcement has yet to be made, a notice of auditions for Girls Like Us confirms rumors of pop-country star Taylor Swift being cast in the role of Joni Mitchell. Actress Alison Pill (Midnight in Paris, Milk) has … Continue reading

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James Taylor joined by Taylor Swift

James Taylor‘s shows at Tanglewood always seem to have something a little extra special to them. This year it was in the form of a “secret” special guest, pop-country star Taylor Swift. The Berkshire Eagle, which heard about the Taylor … Continue reading

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Country/Pop Star Taylor Swift cast as Joni Mitchell in Girls Like Us movie?

The entertainment rumor/gossip blog Crazy Days and Nights claimed last week that country/pop star Taylor Swift has been cast in the role of Joni Mitchell for Girls Like Us, a movie based on the book of the same name by … Continue reading

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GoodReads.com likes Girls Like Us

A user at GoodReads.com has written a review of Sheila Weller’s Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – and the Journey of a Generation. Many of my friends went through experiences echoing those of these three women… … Continue reading

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Book Bloggers: Girls Like Us Top 10 Nonfiction of 2008

LiteraryEscapism.com has posted the results of their massive year-end poll of the Best Books of 2008, based on the input of 69 different book review bloggers and 1,300 individual voters. Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – … Continue reading

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Library Journal: Girls Like Us one of the Best Books of 2008

LibraryJournal.com has released their list of the Best Books of 2008. Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller makes the list. Weller deftly weaves together the biographies of … Continue reading

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Christian Science Monitor names Girls Like Us among best nonfiction of 2008

The Christian Science Monitor released yesterday their list of Best nonfiction books of 2008, which includes Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller. It includes a link to … Continue reading

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Lally’s Alley likes Girls Like Us

The blog Lally’s Alley does a review on Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller (along with two other books). Having been there, even as a male, I … Continue reading

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Nonchalant Mom likes Girls Like Us

The blog Nonchalant Mom posted a review of Sheila Weller’s Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – and the Journey of a Generation. Girls Like Us [is] an inspiring read and with all that is going on … Continue reading

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