Excerpt: My book has been called a detective memoir with shades of L.A. hardboiled noir. And while I am flattered at those who take the time to analyze the construct, at the heart of The Shyster’s Daughter is a daughter who loved her flawed and oftentimes very funny father and became a much stronger woman …
Tag Archive: The Shyster’s Daughter
Nov 05
Paula Priamos guest posts on Roundtable Reviews
Excerpt: I was raised in and out of courtrooms all throughout Southern California. In his day, my father represented white collar criminals, murderers, rapists and the occasional politician caught literally red handed with his pants down in a very public park. But years spent distorting and working around the truth as a criminal defense lawyer …
Nov 05
The Pappas Post interviews Paula Priamos
Excerpt: What inspired you to write the memoir? I talk about this at the beginning of the book, in the prologue. I write about how my father called me shortly before the anniversary of his disbarment. He called to tell me that he had just cheated death. He called me the night before he died. …
Nov 02
Review of The Shyster’s Daughter by citybookreview.com
Blurb: When Paula Priamos’s mother leaves her father and moves out of state, her sister and brother follow along. Paula decides to stay with her dad, a once competent defense lawyer, who has has since lost his way. When the memoir begins, he has just been murdered. For the full review, click here: citybookreview.com
Nov 02
Mountain-news.com interview with Paula Priamos
”The title of this memoir—The Shyster’s Daughter—says it all. Priamos acknowledges her attorney father’s errant ways (he embezzled money from his clients and was disbarred) and at the same time embraces her relationship with him and professes her love for him. The book reads like a novel, filled with dialogue and plot. Priamos said she …
Sep 15
Interview with Paula Priamos in The Pappas Post
Excerpt from the interview: What inspired you to write the memoir? I talk about this at the beginning of the book, in the prologue. I write about how my father called me shortly before the anniversary of his disbarment. He called to tell me that he had just cheated death. He called me the night …
Sep 02
Paying Homage to a Father – Mountain News interviews Paula Priamos about her memoir The Shyster’s Daughter
Excerpt from the interview: It’s a phone call that has haunted author Paula Priamos for years. Just hours before his mysterious death, her father, Paul, called her to tell her how he escaped an attempted carjacking. Just eight hours later, her father is found dead at his house by one of his brothers. He is …
Jul 30
Paula Priamos to read from The Shyster’s Daughter on Aug. 5th
Paula Priamos will read from her book at Barnes & Noble in Redlands on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 5 p.m. Follow the link to read an article from CSUSB about Paula’s debut novel! Link: news.CSUSB.edu
Jul 19
Women’sMemoirs.com interviews Paula Priamos
Excerpt: Women’s Memoirs Question #1: Paula, you have published essays and written articles for newspapers so you certainly have had a lot of writing experience. At what point did you decide that it was time to write your memoir? Paula Priamos: Personal essays are a great foray for a writer into a memoir. Completing an essay …
Jul 19
Dana Johnson and Paula Priamos at Skylight Books this Friday!
LA Times Jacket Copy features joint reading with Dana Johnson & Paula Priamos at Skylight Books this Friday, 7:30 pm. Don’t miss it! Featured here: LATimes.com