Untamed (memoir)

Summary

Untamed is a 2020 memoir by Glennon Doyle. It was published by The Dial Press on March 10, 2020.[1] It is her third memoir following her works Love Warrior and Carry on, Warrior.[2]

Untamed
Cover of first edition
AuthorGlennon Doyle
Audio read byGlennon Doyle
Cover artistLeslie David (illustration)
Lynn Buckley (design)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMemoir
PublisherThe Dial Press
Publication date
March 10, 2020
Media typePrint (hardcover), e-book, audiobook
Pages352
ISBN978-1-9848-0125-8 (hardcover)
OCLC1139013161
306.89/3
LC ClassCT275.M469125 A3 2020
Preceded byLove Warrior 
Websiteuntamedbook.com

The book debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list.[3] where it stayed for seven weeks. As of May 31, 2020, the book has spent 10 weeks on the list.[4]

Reception edit

Publishers Weekly wrote, "This testament to female empowerment and self-love, with an endearing coming-out story at the center, will delight readers."[5]

Kirkus Reviews called it a "lucid, inspiring chronicle of female empowerment and the rewards of self-awareness and renewal."[6]

Television adaptation edit

On August 6, 2020, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television Studios acquired the rights to the memoir to be adapted into a television series.[7]

In February 2022, Doyle revealed in her We Can Do Hard Things podcast that Sarah Paulson was cast in the lead role.[8][9]

By March 2024, Paulson was officially confirmed in the role, with Krista Vernoff adapting the memoir, and Jessie Nelson, Alexandre Schmitt and Andrew Stearn joining as executive producers under their Trip the Light Productions banner.[10]


References edit

  1. ^ "Untamed by Glennon Doyle". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Egan, Elisabeth (March 5, 2020). "A Third Glennon Doyle Memoir? Yes, and Here's Why". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times. March 29, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Untamed by Glennon Doyle". Publishers Weekly. December 23, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Untamed by Glennon Doyle". Kirkus Reviews. December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Bad Robot Options Glennon Doyle Memoir 'Untamed' for Television". Variety. August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sarah Paulson Is Set to Star as Glennon Doyle in Next Television Role". www.advocate.com.
  9. ^ "Instagram".
  10. ^ Porter, Lesley Goldberg,Rick; Goldberg, Lesley; Porter, Rick (13 March 2024). "Sarah Paulson, Krista Vernoff Set for 'Untamed' Drama From Warner Bros. TV, Bad Robot". The Hollywood Reporter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)