NEWS
January 1, 2016
I am happy to announce that I will be a regular blogger for Ploughshares Magazine. Once a month I'll be writing about the link between language and visual art.
MOVIE NEWS
August 27, 2015
Annie Weatherwax was in New York this week to meet up with Katie Holmes, who’s directing and starring in an adaptation of Weatherwax’s 2014 novel, “All We Had.”
MOVIE NEWS
July 22, 2015
Katie Holmes talks about All We Had on Good Morning America.
NEWS
July 14, 2015
I am thrilled to be a "first" for legendary literary agent, Esther Newberg.
NEWS
January 27, 2016
All We Had
A Must Read & finalist for the 2015 Massachusetts Book Award.
MOVIE NEWS
May 8, 2015
"...because Josh Boone (director of “The Fault in Our Stars”) signed up to pen the script, this [movie] should get made."
REVIEW
February 20, 2015
“[A] wonderful debut novel, in turn humorous and gut-wrenching. Don't miss it.”
PROFILE
January 15, 2015
“Art has saved my life over and over again,” she volunteers. Weatherwax sees something of herself in her “tomboyish” character Ruthie. And the act of creating has been a form of “salvation” that got her through some tough times—including an “awful” coming-out process.
REVIEW
January 8, 2015
Best Book by Debut Author "...beautiful voice, amazing characters, fabulous prose..."
PROFILE
November 29, 2014
The story behind the book All We Had
INTERVIEW
November 23, 2014
REVIEW
September 18, 2014
"All We Had rises above the trend."
MOVIE NEWS
September 11, 2014
Katie Holmes will make her directorial debut and star in the mother-daughter drama All We Had, based on the Annie Weatherwax novel. Tribeca Prods. partner Jane Rosenthal will produce with VP of production Berry Welsh. Josh Boone, director of The Fault in Our Stars, has come on board to adapt the script.
REVIEW
September 4, 2014
"The most profound insights in All We Had have to do with...an erosion of empathy, an insistence on maintaining the same hierarchical code that bars upward mobility for others, and a willingness to abandon one’s identity. ... There’s much to recommend in this lovely debut novel, but the best of its virtues are these truths."
REVIEW
August 17, 2014
"All We Had alternates between black comedy and heart-breaking realism...Vivid and original...Ruthie's voice, sharp, worldly wise, is what drives this book."
PROFILE
August 15, 2014
"Weatherwax has always considered herself a visual artist who has made a living as a painter and sculptor. But in noting the similarities between writing and making art, she explains, “as a writer, you’re painting a picture in the reader’s mind.”
REVIEW
August 14, 2014
Editor's Pick
"Part commentary on the subprime crisis past, comic novel All We Had keeps you reading for its small observations..."
REVIEW
August 8, 2014
"AnnieWeatherwax...crafts three-dimensional, multifaceted characters and infuses gritty humor and poignancy into the story of the hardscrabble existence of a mother and daughter.Weatherwax's tight dialogue and short, emotionally charged scenes examine hope, the meaning of home and the unbreakable bond of love between mother and daughter."
NEWS
August 6, 2014
"Phil's Kitchen was littered with crap." Best first sentence from a new novel.
NEWS
July 30, 2014
"Katie Holmes Options Annie Weatherwax's All We Had"
NEWS
July 14, 2014
"Weatherwax's first novel is an intimate portrayal of poverty and need and a quiet commentary on American Culture. An eccentric...cast of characters, from the transgender waitress to the old couple with the hardware store, add an endearing quality to this thought-provoking coming-of-age story."
REVIEW
May 19, 2014
"...a remarkably authentic story of folks on the skids...Weatherwax’s smart style, crisp narrative, sharp dialogue, and vivid descriptions send a powerful message: there is hope hidden in despair."