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Category Archives: What I’m Reading Now
What I’m Digging Right Now #5
I love this time of year! My two yearlong classes* have wrapped up, and while I’m still coaching and teaching a few classes, I’m mostly reading, writing, getting my yard under control, and hanging out with friends and family. So, … Continue reading
What I’m Digging Right Now #4
Alison Bechdel Right now I’m preparing to teach a new course called “Writing the Self” at Seattle University where I’ll be a visiting writer next winter. We’ll be examining the autobiographical impulse in multiple literary genres, including graphic novels. I … Continue reading
What I’m Digging Right Now
Moonlight and all the conversations surrounding this film. I’m touched by the autobiographical impulse behind Moonlight; the vulnerability of the writer and the director, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Barry Jenkins, and the complexity of the protagonist, Chiron; and the simple … Continue reading
Two Good Reasons to Read Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit
I first learned of Twyla Tharp’s book The Creative Habit from Claire Dederer, author of Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, when she quoted Tharp during a guest lecture for my memoir class. The quote? “You don’t really have … Continue reading
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Divorce Is The Worst
Divorce Is The Worst is the book you should bravely buy for your divorcing friend. You could leave it in your friend’s car after you go out for tea with him. You could go by her house with a casserole … Continue reading
Theo’s Summer Reading Recommendations
Interested in learning more about personal narrative and memoir? Here are some books you might want to read: Barrington, Judith. Writing the Memoir.Eighth Mountain Press, 2002. Goldberg, Natalie. Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir. Free Press, … Continue reading
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What I’m (Re)reading Now: Lynda Barry’s One! Hundred! Demons!
I read–devoured?–Lynda Barry’s One Hundred Demons last summer, mostly prone on the chaise on my balcony. It was more ecstatic transporting than true reading. One Hundred Demons is a graphic novel, using the term in the loosest form, that portrays … Continue reading
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Interview with Naturi Thomas, author of HOW TO DIE IN PARIS
Can a book about being homeless and suicidal be poignant AND funny? After reading Naturi Thomas’ memoir, HOW TO DIE IN PARIS, I would have to say the answer is yes. Within a few pages of the book, the narrator’s … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading Now: Bossypants by Tina Fey
I guess I should say I’m reading Bossypants when I can get a hold of it. I started reading it in the DMV, waiting for my daughter to take the written test. I guess she kept glancing past the glass … Continue reading
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Writing Is My Drink 