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Award-Winning Memoirist · Denver Journalist

Stories that make you laugh, then quietly break your heart.

Cathie Beck writes memoir with the momentum of a page-turner and the honesty of a late-night confession. From the #1 Amazon Mover & Shaker Cheap Cabernet to the forthcoming Hoodbitch, her work stays with you.

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Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship

An uproariously funny, heart-twisting memoir about the friendship that changes everything. Acquired by Hyperion at auction after offers from 27 publishers, it became a five-time Denver Post bestseller and a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award.

A wonderfully poignant memoir that will remind every woman to call her best friend right away.— Iris Rainer Dart, author of Beaches
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Hoodbitch: On the Near Eastside

A raw, unflinching coming-of-age memoir set in 1960s–70s Indianapolis—twelve homes before the age of seventeen, told with grit, resilience, and wild humor. In the tradition of Leslie Jamison, Maggie Nelson, and Alison Bechdel.

I finished weeping, overwhelmed by its brilliance and truth.— Acclaimed novelist & peer reviewer

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“A great memoir writer isn’t protecting themselves. They’re telling the truth as honestly as they can bear to—and sometimes more honestly than that.” Cathie Beck

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