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Tag Archives: memoir
Review: We All Shine On by Elliot Mintz
This memoir by a very old friend of the Lennons is definitely worth reading for the arc of his friendship with John. Mintz has many good stories. As a 26-year-old broadcaster in LA in 1971, he played Yoko’s double album … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, Beatles history, bisexuality, death, Elliot Mintz, friendship, John Lennon, LA, loss, May Pang, memoir, Music, review, We All Shine On, Yoko Ono
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Review: H Is for Hawk
I wanted to do a belated review of a memoir I bought last summer and finished late last year, Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk (Grove, currently $4.96 on Kindle). Hard to write a short review of this gorgeous book. … Continue reading
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Tagged England, grief, hawks, healing, Helen Macdonald, memoir, naturalist, nature, outsiders, power, T.H. White, wildness
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Review: Between Heaven and Hell by David Talbot
Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke (Chronicle Prism, 176 pp, $22.95, January 2020) David Talbot—journalist, popular historian, longtime San Francisco resident, and author of Season of the Witch—has written a surprisingly vulnerable, intimate, often funny and engaging … Continue reading
December Deals and Holiday Wishes
December is usually a slow month in the freelance world and in the book world, too. This year, I seem to have a lot going on with freelance editorial work (not complaining, this is nice!). Turns out I have some … Continue reading
Here’s a quick link to an upcoming erotica promo that looks interesting–I know that at least two ebooks feature historical erotica, if that’s your thing (and it kind of is mine!). Memorial Day Weekend Erotica/Erotic Romance Deals FREE & $0.99 … Continue reading
Review: Lust & Wonder, A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Oscar Wilde once famously said that all women become like their mothers; that’s their tragedy. He added, “No man does. That’s his.” Wilde was implying that all men become like their fathers. The fact is, the last book I read … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse & Recovery, LGBT, Reviews
Tagged anxiety, augusten burroughs, borderline personality disorder, dry, gay men, lust and wonder, memoir, PTSD, relationships, running with scissors
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Review: On the Move, A Life by Oliver Sacks
When I first got acquainted with the neurologist Oliver Sacks and his work, it was through Awakenings, both the book and the movie. I was a young woman then and Oliver Sacks was someone to look up to. He also … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, Reviews
Tagged addiction, Awakenings, cancer, gay men, healing, Jewish, LGBT, London, memoir, motorcycles, neurologist, New York, Oliver Sacks, On the Move, San Francisco, weightlifting
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Review: A Long Way from Paris
With the arrival of spring comes thoughts of greenery, young animals, travel, and so on. Not long ago, I happened to stumble on a memoir by an unfamiliar writer, E.C. Murray, called A Long Way from Paris and loaded it on my Kindle. … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Travel
Tagged 1980s, A Long Way from Paris, E.C. Corcoran, France, French, goats, language, memoir, paris, review, small press, spring
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November seems like a good month for a promotion, so with that in mind my recently published memoir It’s Not You, It’s Me will be free for three days starting tomorrow. (Nov. 10–12) And just so it won’t be lonely, … Continue reading
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