Caroline Hagood’s ‘Weird Girls’ Prods the Monster Within to Snarling Life
All women should have easy access to Caroline Hagood’s bloody but unbowed heart of feminist grotesquerie, Weird Girls.
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Bob Dylan Remains Hard to Pin Down with ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’
In The Philosophy of Modern Song, Bob Dylan conveys his thoughts in his signature styles, as in his lyrics, he can be plainspoken, gnomic, and over the top.
The Joke’s on You: Bob Dylan’s ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’
Bob Dylan’s The Philosophy of Modern Song is an awful book, awash with misogyny and crusty old man rants like a drunken, MAGA hat-wearing uncle.
‘British Vogue’ Editor Edward Enninful Zigs Where Others Zag
British Vogue editor Edward Enninful tells the story of his career swerves as straightforwardly as possible in his absorbing memoir, A Visible Man.
Decoding the Art of Becoming in Rock Memoir ‘The Tompo of the Ringing’
Musician and author Tracy Santa has a way of seeing rock ‘n’ roll that imbues his memoir, The Tompo of the Ringing with broad appeal and larger relevance.
Why Is There Still So Much Nostalgia for Nuclear Apocalypse?
The popularity of nuclear apocalypse is nostalgia for a time when our worries were wrapped in a single nuclear package, and all we needed was a bunker and a dream.
Broadway Musicals Composer Mary Rodgers’ Memoir ‘Shy’ Is Anything But
If you like brash, outspoken theatre people at your dinner parties, you’ll enjoy the Broadway musicals composer Mary Rodgers’ co-authored memoir, Shy.
Mary Laura Philpott on Making Human Connections Through Memoir
Mary Laura Philpott’s new memoir, Bomb Shelter, grapples with life’s curveballs in these uncertain times and, as she discusses here, that’s something to which we can all relate.
Punk-Influenced Playwright Alvin Eng Airs the Laundry in His New Memoir
Accomplished playwright Alvin Eng’s fluency across cultures and punk rock, theatrical performance, playwriting, and journalism makes for an engaging memoir.
Jonathan Taplin Counts His Blessings in Memoir ‘The Magic Years’
Producer Jonathan Taplin’s memoir, The Magic Years, brings to mind Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump, whose image is superimposed into impossible historical moments.
Dave Grohl Wants to Tell You How Lucky He Is
In his book The Storyteller, both successful Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl the Punk, and lucky Dave Grohl the Everyman, come out smiling.
Memoir ‘Supremely Tiny Acts’ Resonates with Intellect and Intimacy
Sonya Huber’s memoir, Supremely Tiny Acts, gives readers access to a witty mind that is full of delightful surprises discovered in a single day.