Open Up unfolds during the same day as the #1 bestselling Living Halfway, with all of the heart, vulnerability, and humanity of its literary fraternal twin, but none of the cynicism.
I’m a writer.
Of books and songs.
"Alex Woodard is one of the greatest writers I've ever discovered."
Walking down the empty main thoroughfare, I couldn’t hear them at all… the loudest of voices, weakened by the inevitable falling apart of things. Feels like Covid my family told each
I’m watching college football, and just saw a Geico commercial. You know, the one with the gecko. He’s in a remote-control toy boat, being spun around by a little kid,
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my time reading news online, it’s that other people suck. I mean, let me tell you about my day so far. I was
My eyes settle on a plexiglass case in the corner of the living room, and trace the contours of the weathered trumpet inside until they rest on the words Liberty
What if…
Grammy®-winning singers and songwriters took your letters and turned them into songs?
Four letters.
Twelve songs.
One story.
Love is
(not a feeling).
Love letters
from Vietnam
“Heartbreaking as it is hilarious, heartfelt as it is tough, and as much an indictment of the modern self-help ethos as it is a celebration of what the genre is actually aiming for. The journey Alex takes us on is deeply personal, completely original, and 100% worth the price at the door.”
