[Ads-l] "21st-century art form: the NDA memoir"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Artist Anna Marie Tendler, the former wife of popular comedian John
Mulaney, published a memoir titled "Men Have Called Her Crazy".
Surprisingly, Tendler wrote very little about Mulaney in her book.
"The Atlantic" published a book review by Sophie Gilbert which
hypothesized that Tendler signed an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)
which blocked her from writing confidential information about her
marital relationship.

Sophie Gilbert used the term "NDA memoir" to describe the book.

Website: The Atlantic
Article: A Memoir About Recovering From Men
Author: Sophie Gilbert
Date: August 16, 2024

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/08/anna-marie-tendler-memoir-men-have-called-her-crazy-review/679469/

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Tendler explicitly refers to her marriage only a handful of times—for
instance, when she mentions her reliance on her husband’s income or
relocating to Los Angeles for his job. Otherwise, she writes around
him. We can only speculate why, but the resulting book at least
appears to have the uncanny shape of a 21st-century art form: the NDA
memoir.
[End excerpt]

Garson

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