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Meg Richman

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Meg Richman, a native of Seattle, worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood for 15 years. She wrote the original treatment for Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride, a draft of Up at the Villa for Sydney Pollack’s company and the pilot for Aaron Spelling’s series Malibu Shores. (This last one is an object lesson in just how far Hollywood can transform a script from its original intent and vibe!) The film she wrote and directed, Under Heaven, was a jury selection at the Sundance Film Festival and a nominee for an Independent Spirit Award for Joely Richardson’s performance.

Motherhood brought her home to the Pacific Northwest where she became a teacher for thirteen years, first at an alternative high school for kids who had fallen through the cracks at a ...more

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I finished this book this morning -- read it in three sittings. It was a page turner, and maybe one of the most honest memoirs I have read. The author was very forthcoming about her own (admittedly less onerous) part in the calamity that is her marri ...more
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Meg Richman rated a book really liked it The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them by Daniella Mestyanek Young (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good information in this book (which was research for me). I'd have to see its organizational structure is unclear so it seems to meander a bit. Too many "more on that in Chapter X" instances for my money. However, it is written in an accessible voic ...more
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Meg Richman rated a book liked it Boy from the North Country by Sam Sussman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book has some truly profound moments: The mysterious and overwhelming powers of art, the evanescence of memory, the difference between life and death. I blame its editor for an incredible amount of repetition (of ideas, phrases, words -- how many ...more
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Meg Richman and 1 other person liked Marcia Weaver's review of Freya the Deer: "“Mediums near me.” On a quest that spans the internet to ancient texts and extrasensory perception, Freya seeks to understand the strong emotions of adult life. Freya is a sweet protagonist, and her captivating story kept me turning pages long after m" Read more of this review »
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Meg Richman rated a book it was amazing Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Yes I cried. Yes I did. It's not easy to touch God. The author manages. And, the amount of research that had to go into describing the machinations of NASA -- well that is a tour de force. It's not perfect -- but it's a five star for sure. ...more
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Meg Richman rated a book really liked it The Wedding People by Alison Espach	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book; it's really a fun read. The reason I'm giving it four stars rather than five is that the outcomes were quite clear as the story unfolded, and the message, though theoretically a deep one, felt a little pat, as if from a self-help ...more
Jan 13, 2026 07:14PM · like · see review
Meg Richman is now following Blair Glaser and Laura Gibbons
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