After nearly eight years serving up the Scoop, Jeannette Walls is leaving msnbc.com. Her final Scoop column appeared on Thursday, July 26. She will be turning her full-time attention to another kind of writing — books. She has enjoyed tremendous success with her memoir “The Glass Castle,” (for those of you who haven’t read it yet, it’s a must read). Published in March 2005, it is still on many bestseller lists.

The msnbc.com family will miss her tremendously and we wish her only the best. We are looking for a new columnist to deliver the daily Scoop — more details on that soon. In the meantime, please join us in wishing Jeannette the best of luck by sending us your good wishes and memories of your favorite Scoop columns.

Well wishes for Jeannette Walls from our readers:

I eat my breakfast at work, and it is the perfect time to indulge in The Scoop. I too just learned that you are the author of one of my favorite books, “The Glass Castle,” and was so pleasantly surprised! I will miss your perspective when scooping out the dish, but I so look forward to what you have to offer in another book. Good luck and best wishes! —Deborah

I have always enjoyed reading Jeannette’s Scoop! I always take a few minutes of my day to read her spin on the world of entertainment! She will be missed! Best of luck to you Jeannette on your new adventure! I look forward to reading more of your work! —Rebecca

What a bummer that you will be leaving!! The Scoop is the reason I read the rest of the articles on MSNBC.com! But good for you in pursuing your passion! I wish you nothing but the best and I guess I’ll have to find another scoop! Hopefully, this Web site will host another since I have grown to really like it! --Kristen

Dear Jeanette, I read “The Glass Castle” when it first came out and connected with it not only because it was similar to my childhood but brutally honest and beautifully written as well. I have enjoyed reading The Scoop but am so excited to read more of your books! Best wishes. —Kristi

The Scoop is really the only reason I clicked on to MSNBC on a daily basis. I will definitely miss it. Best wishes in your future endeavors. —Mike

What a great opportunity for you! I have been a fan for a long time and your story is one of love and courage for all who are privileged to read it. I enjoyed the ups and downs of your story and it helped me realize that some of my issues are trivial, and to look at the big picture. Best of luck to you and I can’t wait to read your next book. We will miss your “gossip with panache.” —Lisa

Best wishes to you, Jeannette. I know you will always succeed because you have inner strength and tenacity as well as talent and sensitivity. As long as you continue to write books, I will read them. I LOVED “The Glass Castle.” —Rikki

I have been reading you column for the last eight years or so and I feel like I am losing a one of my best gossip girlfriends in the hair salon. Best of luck to you in all your endeavors! —Mita

Good luck in your new endeavors. I look forward to your next book. “The Glass Castle” was excellent, I just finished it. You and Frank McCourt must get together and share your stories. How you two ever made it out of those lives and created such successful lives now, I will never know, but am so glad that you did. Good luck to you. You will be missed. I enjoy your column. — Pam

I hope whoever is in charge, picks someone as talented, interesting and funny as you are to do the column after you are gone! — Elizabeth

Jeannette is an inspiration for children and adults who survive difficult childhoods. I enjoyed “The Glass Castle” immensely, and as a pediatrician, I was stunned by the adversity she and her siblings overcame with such a sense of love and loyalty toward each other and their parents. I also read Scoop often and will miss her on msnbc.com, but I look forward to her new literary efforts! – Danelle

I always enjoy reading the Scoop, and I loved “The Glass Castle.” The fact that she could tell her story without a trace of bitterness made it that much more effective. Parts of it were like a punch in the gut, but you knew that this little girl was so, so strong. — Adrianne

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