Talk:Kelly Corrigan

Making edits to Kelly Corrigan page - help needed

I have been trying to make updates to Kelly Corrigan's page and keep getting reverted. The source of the information I am adding about her writing, podcasting and television are coming straight from Kelly herself.

I have also tried to add her most recent book "Hello. World!" (2021) to the list of publications and it keeps getting removed. I am not sure how to source my information correctly. Any advice (without shaming) would be much appreciated.

Below is the content I have been trying to add.

WRITING

Corrigan has been called “the voice of a generation” by O, The Oprah Winfrey Magazine, and “The Poet Laureate of the Ordinary” by The Huffington Post.  

Corrigan's first book, The Middle Place, is a memoir about a one-year period where both she and her father had cancer. It was published on January 8, 2008 (hardcover) and December 23, 2008 (paperback).  The Middle Place spent six months on the New York TImes bestseller list and at its peak, it reached No. 2. "The Middle Place" was also recognized by Barnes and Noble as part of the "Discover Great New Writers" campaign.

Her second book, Lift, published in 2010, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, is written in the form of a letter to her children, and is an examination of risk and parenthood through the lens of 3 true stories.

Her third book, Glitter and Glue, published in 2014, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, was a reflection on motherhood through the story of Kelly’s stint as a nanny in Australia for a family whose mother had recently died.

Her fourth book, Tell Me More, Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say, was a collection of essays on the essential statements adult life requires (e.g. I was wrong, Good enough, Tell me more).  

Corrigan also wrote a Children’s Book about the rewards of curiosity called Hello, World! for children of all ages who are facing a transition or graduation.  

Corrigan has written several popular op-eds for The New York Times including After A College Applicant Hits Send, Advice for My College Freshman and How To Let Go of Your Unstoppable Daughter.  

Corrigan is also the author of an essay about "women's remarkable capacity to support each other, to laugh together, and to endure" called Transcending, a reading of which became a YouTube sensation. The video has received nearly 5 million views on YouTube to date. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q

PODCASTING

Kelly Corrigan Wonders publishes 3 episodes per week.  Every Tuesday, the show releases a long form Deep Dive interview that also plays on NPR stations like KQED and WHYY.  A wide variety of guests include Matthew McCoughney, John and Julie Gottman, Aliza Pressman, Melinda Gates, Judd Apatow and Samantha Power.  Every Friday, the show releases a short solo episode called For The Good of the Order.  Every Sunday, the show releases a listener submission in a series called Thanks For Being Here that features eulogies, graduation speeches, wedding vows and other celebratory remarks shared by listeners.  

The podcast began in October 2020, is distributed by PRX and produced by Oscar-winning producer Tammy Stedman.  

TELEVISION

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan began in Oct 2020 with a pilot season featuring interviews with Jennifer Garner, Bryan Stevenson and James Corden.  

Season Two featured Judy Woodruff, Steve Kerr, David Byrne, Atul Gawande and Dolores Huerta among others.

Season Three featured Lilly Singh, Robin Roberts, Father Greg Boyle, Judd Apatow and others.

Season Four featured Cecile Richards, Selma Blair, Dave Eggers, Neal Katyal, Nick Hornby and more.

Season Five included Jewel, Neal Brennan, Maya Shankar, Constance Wu and Michael Lewis.

Season Six included Pete Buttigieg, David Brooks, Arianna Huffington, Ginni Rometty and Matthew Desmond.

Season Seven begins in the spring of 2024. R Hicks Hatch (talk) 05:58, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

@R Hicks Hatch: The fact that the material comes from Kelly Corrigan herself is not really relevant. Wikipedia is less interested in what Corrigan has to say about herself (because she is likely to be a non-neutral source), and more interested in what other sources have said about her. And, all material at Wikipedia (especially material about living people) must be verifiable. While it is verifiable that Corrigan has published books (we can just look them up on Google Books), what is less easily verified is their placement on various bestseller lists. You'll need to provide citations for those facts. And you'll need to provide a citation for Oprah Winfrey's quote, and for all of the facts about Corrigan's television and podcasting careers. Once we have verification of all these facts, we can then address the promotional tone of the content. Finally, since you mention that Corrigan gave you this information herself, I presume that you have some type of personal or professional relationship with Corrigan. This represents a conflict of interest. You should disclose such a relationship prior to any further editing. And if you are being paid to edit this article, you must, according to Wikipedia's terms of use, disclose this fact. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:28, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

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@WikiDan61I have found references for many of the statements that have been made but I can not figure out how to add them to the reference section and cite them correctly. I am dropping them below in the case that you might be able to tell me how. I am gathering the references for the Podcast and TV sections as well to be added.

WRITING

Corrigan has been called “The Poet Laureate of the Ordinary” by The Huffington Post. (reference https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lift-is-kelly-corrigans-8_b_501747)

Corrigan's first book, The Middle Place, is a memoir about her Irish-American father's battle with cancer and her own triumph over the disease. It was published on January 8, 2008 (hardcover) and December 23, 2008 (paperback). At its peak, the hardcover reached No. 2 on the Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list. The paperback has reached No. 2 on the Trade Paperback Non-fiction New York Times bestseller list to date.

Her second book, Lift, published in 2010, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list (https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2010/03/21/hardcover-nonfiction/), is written in the form of a letter to her children, and is an examination of risk and parenthood through the lens of 3 true stories.

Her third book, Glitter and Glue, published in 2014, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list (https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/02/23/hardcover-nonfiction/), was a reflection on motherhood through the story of Kelly’s stint as a nanny in Australia for a family whose mother had recently died.

Her fourth book, Tell Me More, Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say, was a collection of essays on the essential statements adult life requires (e.g. I was wrong, Good enough, Tell me more).  (https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/05/19/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/)

Corrigan also wrote a Children’s Book about the rewards of curiosity called Hello, World! for children of all ages who are facing a transition or graduation.  

Corrigan has written several popular op-eds for The New York Times including After A College Applicant Hits Send (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/well/family/college-applications-parents-children-advice.html), Advice for My College Freshman (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/well/family/advice-to-my-college-freshman.html) and How To Let Go of Your Unstoppable Daughter (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/05/opinion/parenting-college-empty-nest-pandemic.html) .  

Corrigan is also the author of an essay about "women's remarkable capacity to support each other, to laugh together, and to endure" called Transcending, a reading of which became a YouTube sensation. The video has received nearly 5 million views on YouTube to date.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q R Hicks Hatch (talk) 18:29, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

@R Hicks Hatch: I've added the citations about Corrigan's books' NY Times Bestseller status. I have not included the HuffPo quote about "poet laureate of the ordinary" since that review came from a time when HuffPo allowed users to post their own content to the site, which would not be considered part of their editorially curated content. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 18:49, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you @WikiDan61. Can you add the part about her 4th book, children's book and the op-eds?

Her fourth book, Tell Me More, Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say, was a collection of essays on the essential statements adult life requires (e.g. I was wrong, Good enough, Tell me more).  (https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/05/19/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/)

Corrigan also wrote a children’s book about the rewards of curiosity called Hello, World! for children of all ages who are facing a transition or graduation.  (reference the the book list?)

Corrigan has written several popular op-eds for The New York Times including After A College Applicant Hits Send (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/well/family/college-applications-parents-children-advice.html), Advice for My College Freshman (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/well/family/advice-to-my-college-freshman.html) and How To Let Go of Your Unstoppable Daughter (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/05/opinion/parenting-college-empty-nest-pandemic.html) .

R Hicks Hatch (talk) 19:26, 11 March 2024 (UTC)