Neltje Doubleday is an artist and philanthropist who has created a variety of awards and programs to encourage writing and the arts. This includes the Neltje Blanchan Literary Award and the Jentel Foundation which supports artists’ residencies at her ranch in Banner Wyoming. In her new memoir ‘North of Crazy’ she writes about her life growing up in a world of cultural prestige. It was released yesterday and this Saturday October 8 Hotel Emma at the Pearl will be hosting an exclusive book signing from 10a.m. to 11:30a.m. It will be held at the hotel’s library and those interested in attending should RSVP to Colin Rinehart at colin@giantnoise.com. Books are available for pre-order now at the Twig Books Shop and will be available for purchase during the book signing.  (Hotel Emma, 2016)

‘North of Crazy’ is an unconventional memoir about a woman who for years has used no last name, going only by her first name. As the daughter of a publishing mogul she grew up in a world where children are raised by nannies, tutors, chauffeurs, gardeners, butlers, maids and other staff members. They are often sent to private schools and ignored by their parents. On the surface she had everything she needed but her dark family life included an alcoholic father and a mother incapable of love. The family was divided by money and power and she was expected to grow up to be a wife and mother. In an attempt to escape her childhood trauma she filled her time with parties and martini-fueled evenings. Eventually she broke from her family with her two children and moved to the base of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming. She is now an abstract expressionist painter and has had her work exhibited from the Rocky Mountains to Florida.

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