But i think i like the smaller book better because it gives more focus to each secret. Its for postsecret, the new book is coming out soon. Extraordinary confessions from ordinarylives and my secret. The new postsecret book confessions on life, death, and. The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. Postsecret was awarded the december 2008 myspace impact award and donated 100% of the proceeds to 1800 suicide. More confessional postcards from the postsecret project. I had the chance to experience the new postsecret book last week while on the train with my girlfriend. Thank you to everyone who has supported the project by purchasing postsecret books, attending postsecret events or mailing in secrets. Some would have been included if the book had been extra long.
A postsecret book 2006 the secret lives of men and women. Frank warren is the founder and curator of the postsecret project. Confessions on life, death, and godborn from warrens collaboration with the american visionary art museums all faiths beautiful exhibitionis another provocative collection of neverbefore seen. I find them terribly engrossing, funny, sad, and intimate. For a lifetime of secrets, the fourth postsecret book, ive selected postcards that. A postsecret book hardcover by frank warren 2009 hardcover by frank. Forget the cia, frank warren is probably the worlds best keeper of secrets. The postcards have been curated for five new york times bestselling books and have been exhibited at the museum of modern art and the american visionary art museum.
The awardwinning postsecret projects most profound and stunning postcards to date for the past three years frank warren has invited people of all backgrounds and nationalities to send him creatively decorated postcards bearing secrets they have. Postsecret by frank warren, 2009, william morrow edition, in english 1st ed. In 2004, frank started a project called postsecret, in which he printed 3,000 blank postcards inviting people to mail him their secrets anonymously. Having a secret can often make a person feel very alone. Frank warren began postsecret as a community art project in 2004. Confessions on life, death, and god reaching number one. I think we need to keep an eye on our kids everywhere. I think this new book takes the emotional aspects all kinds. For the secret lives of men and women, warren has selected a neverbeforeseen collection of postcards bearing the explosive confessions and captivating revelations of men and women everywhere. Postsecret is an ongoing community mail art project, created by frank warren in 2005, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. The book kept my emotions bouncing from humor to sadness to delight. You may find the brave voices captured in this short film haunting, shocking and humorous.
To date more than halfmillion secrets have landed in warrens real life mailbox and a quarterbillion people have visited the organizations website. He then displayed selected cardsthe authors are anonymouson his website. Confessions on life, death, and godborn from warrens collaboration with the american visionary art museums all faiths beautiful exhibitionis another provocative collection of. In some of their faces youll see joy, anguish and grace as they trust you with their confession. Forget the cia, frank warren is probably the worlds best keeper of. At the beginning of 2005, frank warren launched a new blog called postsecret as an experiment in community art, inviting.
Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending october 17, 2009. He handed out the postcards to strangers, left them between book pages in bookstores and libraries, and even left some on park benches. I dont want my boys exposed to 90% of the secrets people send in. A compelling book of the confessions and secrets from the postsecret website the project that captured a nations imagination. This was my first postsecret book but ive read secrets for years online. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives 2005 my secret. Working late into the night on the floor of a manhattan hotel, the founder of the hugely popular online secretsharing project assembled dozens of new secrets for. All of the postcards in this set were considered for the new book. Book now one of the biggest, brightest and most influential people on the internet. Originally posted may th, 2012 posted by frank at 12.
Frank warren the fifth book in the bestselling series is another provocative collection of neverbefore seen, artistically created postcards from around the world revealing the shocking, soulful or laughoutloud. There is a postsecret album, a postsecret ted talk and a postsecret play on tour. Frank warren of postsecret recently interviewed on neatorama here has released a new video, where he asks fifty people one question. This collection was moving filled with secrets about complex issues like faith, death, belief in godno belief, etc. Look for the new postsecret book titled confessions on.
Published on sep 8, 2009 postsecret creator frank warren updates fans on his exclusive archive offer, the new website, and the status of his new book, confessions on. A postsecret book by frank warren 2006, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Each book contains new secrets, some whimsical, some so dark they hurt. Confessions on life, death, and god by frank warren 2009, hardcover at the best. The postsecret website has been awarded six weblog awards including best american blog and blog of the year since 2006. For the project, which was started in october 2004, warren asked people to write a secret they had never told anyone on a handmade postcard and mail it to him. Confessions on life, death, and godborn from warrens collaboration with the american visionary art museums all faiths beautiful exhibitionis another provocative collection of never.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives postsecret, my secret. Since its inception in 2005, postsecret has been a safe haven to many needing a sanctuary to. American weblog, best topical weblog, best community weblog, best new. Confessions on life, death, and god by frank warren. Frank has traveled the world sharing secrets and stories from australia to the white house. I was surprised how well each secret fit together in an overall theme. October 2, 2009 january 17, 2010 opening reception, thursday, october 29, 2009, 5. Jpg september 12, 2007 mahwah ramapo college of new jersey will host a lecture and book signing by frank warren, founder of postsecret, friday, september 28 in. Confessions on life, death, and god, which reached no.
In 2009, he released a postsecret book focusing on religion and spirituality, postsecret. Blue october announces the cancelation of the pick up the. You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Frank warren, the most trusted stranger in america, offers the fifth book in his new york times bestselling series. Pdf adopting frank warrens postsecret art project to illustrate. It was the perfect way to spend the time and we both loved reading, sharing, laughing, and enjoying all of the secrets. Selected secrets are then posted on the postsecret website, or used for postsecrets books or museum exhibits. Postsecret has secrets about being raped by stepdads, loving anorexia, etc. New york times bestseller the project that captured more.
Postsecret is een doorlopend gemeenschappelijk kunstproject in verenigde staten. Others were kept out by the publisher, for example, the simpsons image and disney image would have been nearly impossible to gain the rights to reproduce. The new postsecret book confessions on life, death, and god october 8th 2009, 08. More postsecrets revealed, in book form in november 2004, frank warren invited strangers to write their secrets on postcards and mail them to. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Anonymous people mail in postcards that share a secret. The world of postsecret by frank warren, hardcover. A postsecret book, the secret lives of men and women. For my secret, a collectible, paperoverboard book that includes a page of vibrant. On postsecret books being where kids can get to them. All six postsecret books have been new york times best sellers, with postsecret. October 6, 2009 for the past four years, frank warren, known as the most trusted stranger in america, has invited people all over the world i think i have read all the postsecret books there are at this point. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives, it quickly becomes apparent that secrets are one of the things that unite uswe all have them heres how the bookwhich has been compiled from the postsecret websiteworks. A postsecret book isbn 0061196681, verschenen op 24 oktober 2006.
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