Everything, Nothing, Someone: a Memoir by Alice Carrière
Hearts shoot out of my eyes for this book; in fact, I’m in love with Alice Carrière’s memoir...
Tag: memoir
We Are Too Many, A Memoir (kind of) by Hannah Pittard and Other Thoughts
I might have read all the good books as a reader and reviewer. I’ve not done the latter since the...
First 1000 Words – The Looking Glass Brother by Peter von Ziegesar
March 12, 1995 New York City The phone at my desk rang and a crusty, vaguely familiar,...
Son of a Gun by Justin St. Germain
Justin St. Germain, the sound of whose name I love, is a cliche slayer. That’s a high compliment...
The World’ Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne
[A Life in Books; In Books, a Life]
By Josh Hanagarne’s account, the consistent presence of books is the base on which his life finds its stability.…
After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story by Michael Hainey
At this point everyone knows I rarely read non-fiction, something about leading a non-fiction life, yeah-yeah. When my pal at S&S asked me what I was reading I told her, “& Sons by David Gilbert.”…
New York Diaries
New York Diaries is edited by Teresa Carpenter who has done an excellent, sensitive job. The form is mathematically elegant and, I would think, an editor’s dream.…
Thoughts Without Cigarettes Giveaway
My only previous experience with reading Hijuelos was The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, which really is a fine novel, with a powerful sense of pathos for this aging musician, drunkenly reliving his past.…
