News alert! The revised and updated edition of Sweethearts will be published on May 1st – Maytime, appropriately! We held a survey to see which book cover photo you preferred, and this one won hands down! More information is available here.
Do you have a Jeanette MacDonald or Nelson Eddy story to share? Now’s the time!
Calling all sources!! I’m in the final weeks of making updates to my Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy biography, Sweethearts, for the new 20th anniversary edition. If you have some information you’d like to share, either on the record or anonymously, now’s the time to come forward. I’m adding some new information, more photos and making a few corrections or…
A “Sweethearts” Reader Review
I am so grateful for your support and also glad to new people are introduced to the fascinating story of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. From a recent email: Sharon – I am re-reading the 2001 version of Sweethearts and am, again, amazed and captivated by your superb use of language! Somehow you draw me into the story until I…
Find my latest book signing events and more on new Jeanette MacDonald – Nelson Eddy Facebook group
For those of you who are fans, a new Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy Facebook group has been set up this week. All events and book signings that I attend will be posted there as events as well as on this website and the regular maceddy.com website.
A reader review…
A recent email I received: Hi Sharon Wow… I just finished your book, finally, word for word. I loved it. Read it at my Mom’s breakfast table every morning while visiting her the last 3 weeks in Nashville. The story is not only about their romance, but about your 40 years of research. Not many people could have done all that…
Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years released on Kindle…and soars up Best Seller lists!
Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years is currently #3 on Amazon’s Kindle Hot New Titles best seller list! And it’s #20 on the Kindle Non-Fiction Music books: We’re celebrating here! Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years was just released this week as my first ebook. Today it shot up onto two of Amazon’s Best Seller lists! It’s on sale this weekend at…
Sharon Rich San Diego lecture, Q&A and book signing after “A Scandalous Affair” performance, May 12, 2012!
Sharon Rich will be a guest lecturer, answer questions and sign books as part of a Jeanette MacDonald – Nelson Eddy afternoon that also features a performance of “A Scandalous Affair,” the show based on Rich’s biography of the singing duo, Sweethearts. The show features the singing talents of Hallie Neill and Theodore Lambrinos and covers the highlights of the…
Sharon Rich’s Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Book Signing: Holbrook, NY, April 10, 2011 to be Broadcast on Skype!
Join Sharon Rich and fans of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy on Sunday afternoon, April 10, 2011 in Holbrook, New York. Time: noon – 5 pm. Admission: Free. The afternoon will include a Q&A, book signing, film and interview clips. Refreshments will be served. This event will be broadcast live on the Internet via WebEx and folks from around the…
Update on my sister, Julie Rich
As I noted previously on this blog, my youngest sister Julie Rich passed away very suddenly in August 2010. On January 6, 2011, five months to the day after her death, we published the first of three books by Julie, Animal’s Best Friend – A Tribute. She was a world renowned pet communicator and I had been working with her…
A sad note about my sister, Julie Rich
I am sad to report that my beloved youngest sister, Julie Rich, passed away unexpectedly on August 6, 2010. She had gone into the hospital for some tests and I flew to Florida to be with her the day she was admitted. We had four full days together to talk and be together until after a battery of tests, she…