“I really thought that I could sustain a life in music, but perhaps I’d end up in Las Vegas backing Tom Jones or something.”
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Arts Remembrance: “Why Not Say What Happened” — Morris Dickstein’s Memoir About Living a Life of the Mind
RIP Morris Dickstein, among the last of the generation of the New York School of Jewish intellectuals, scholar/critics of massive knowledge and intellect who came from humble backgrounds.
Author Interview: Critic Morris Dickstein — “We Need a New Minority Culture”
“Arts journalism should meet the same high standard as other forms of writing but rarely does, even in the good old days.”
Book Review: Nashville Songwriter Aimee Mayo is “Talking to the Sky”
Nashville songwriter Aimee Mayo’s memoir offers an eye-opening perspective on the problematic treatment of women in the country music industry.
Book Review: “Franci’s War” — A Very Relevant Holocaust Memoir
Here we have the story of a young Czech woman who could not only take a piece of fabric and shape it into a gorgeous dress, but could also take her experiences during WWII and shape them into a compelling memoir.
Book Review: “Another Life” — Curing Writer’s Block
This slender memoir reads like a rambling conversation with a literary stranger you meet on a train.
Book Review: “Educated” — An Exemplary Memoir
Educated is a testament to the power of sensitive friends and mentors — and to Tara Westover’s own resilience.
Book Review: “No Way Home” — A Memoir with Quirk and Heft
No Way Home is a model for how to tell a weird, complicated story in a way that will make the reader hang on tight for the whole ride.
Book Review: “The Hero’s Body” — Let’s Get Physical
Giraldi was enticed by the fraternity of the gym as a way of filling out and firming up both his body and his sense of self.
Book Review: “The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo” — A Mundane Stream of Consciousness
Amy Schumer’s quasi-memoir is composed of stuff that would be better off posted on Facebook.