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The first review is a winner.
Kirkus Reviews says, "Women Who Dared: Engaging portraits of a spirited crew. Journalist Aikman draws on diaries, letters, and interviews...
2 hours ago
Oprah Daily calls SPITFIRES amazing!
“Aikman’s amazing account brings the “Atta-Girls” boldly to life...If these fierce heroines don’t show up on a limited series soon, we’ll...
Mar 3
How Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood 'Off The Cliff'
July 2, 2017 7:00 AM ET By Genevieve Valentine "Becky Aikman's new book is a fierce, funny chronicle of the making of Thelma & Louise . "...
Feb 1
The first review is a winner.
Kirkus Reviews says, "Women Who Dared: Engaging portraits of a spirited crew. Journalist Aikman draws on diaries, letters, and interviews...
Jul 19, 2017
The Salt Lake Tribune: New book chronicles how 'Thelma & Louise' bucked the system and made the leap to screen immortality
Off the Cliff' • Becky Aikman's book traces how the movie defied Hollywood at every turn. Who could forget the ending to "Thelma &...
Jul 13, 2017
TIME: How Thelma & Louise Changed Hollywood
Loved this year’s wonder woman or The Beguiled? Thank Thelma & Louise. Before its release, in 1991, movies about women were largely...
Jul 13, 2017
Hollywood still hasn’t caught up to ‘Thelma & Louise’
From Buffalo News By Susan Wloszczyna "It’s too bad that “Off the Cliff,” a robustly researched, anecdote-rich and snappily written...
Jul 12, 2017
Salt Lake City Weekly: Driving Force
Journalist Becky Aikman explores the rough road to creating the classic Thelma & Louise. On May 24, 1991, Becky Aikman was in the...
Jun 30, 2017
WNYC: 'Off the Cliff': A New Book Looks at the Unique Hollywood Legacy of Thelma and Louise
A new book looks at the Unique Hollywood Legacy of "Thelma & Louise": “I think the movie had such a profound effect on people because...
Jun 27, 2017
People: Brad Pitt in 'Thelma and Louise' : Inside the Making of One of Hollywood's Steamiest Sex Scenes
A new book reveals how Brad Pitt became the sex object in the iconic film Read more ... https://people.com/movies/brad-pitt-thelma-and-lo...
Jun 27, 2017
Jezebel: Imagine Thelma and Louise, But with Robert Downey Jr. Instead of Brad Pitt
Thelma and Louise is a perfect movie, made so by its casting. Geena Davis is perfect. Susan Sarandon is perfect. Brad Pitt—extremely,...
Feb 24, 2014
The Wall Street Journal: Proactive Advice for Dealing With Grief: Seek Out New Experiences
New model is a pendulum swinging between pain and positive emotions. Read more ... https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304610404...
Jan 5, 2014
Los Angeles Times: The widow of ‘Downton Abbey’
Being a widow is one of the few female roles for which social norms still lag in a bygone era. Read more ... https://www.latimes.com/opin...
Mar 29, 2013
‘Saturday Night Widows’ is rich with wisdom, humor and anguish
The Washington Post "Her hard-earned understanding, piercing humor and superb writing skill make this book about grief and recovery an...
Mar 12, 2013
Saturday Night Widows appear on the The Katie Couric Show
A Group of Young Widows Become Best Friends. Six Widows Learn to Love and Live Again
Feb 13, 2013
AARP: Becky Aikman in a Q & A about life after loss
Veteran Newsday reporter Becky Aikman got kicked out of her widows' support group. After losing Bernard Lefkowitz, her husband of 20...
Jan 30, 2013
TIME: Q&A with Merry Widows and Some Surprising Truths about Grief
Read more ... https://healthland.time.com/2013/01/30/qa-merry-widows-and-some-surprising-truths-about-grief/
Jan 30, 2013
Tewksbury resident among 6 women featured in new memoir, 'Saturday Night Widows'
From Hunterdon Review By Camilla Somers, Editor Photo by SeanTPhoto Becky Aikman, far left, is the author of the new memoir “Saturday...
Jan 25, 2013
Becky Aikman's 'Saturday Night Widows' Takes Us On Journey Through Widowhood (EXCERPT)
From Huffpost Dating, in particular, was out of the question during my first two years of widowhood. Oh, I might have accepted a gift of...
Jan 23, 2013
CBS This Morning: Saturday Night Widows
When Becky Aikman lost her husband to cancer at the age of 40, she decided to tackle her grief head on. Her new memoir, "Saturday Night...
Jan 21, 2013
USA Today: 'Saturday Night Widows', Not a normal support group
Read more ... https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/01/21/saturday-night-widows/1842761/
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