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Coming of age with Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger

Catcher in the Rye—the quintessential coming of age novel—made J.D. Salinger one of the most famous American authors of all time. Though it was first published almost 65 years ago, it is still an iconic book in the American canon, and its once reclusive author, who died in 2010, still…

Melissa DuclosJune 15, 2014

Nonfiction

Come for the chicken wings, stay for the rockstars: Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe are JUST KIDS

Just Kids, a memoir by artist and musician Patti Smith, is a touching glimpse into one of the most endearing relationships ever seen on the page. Throughout the book, the strong bond between Smith and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is evident; the relationship guiding and dividing both of their lives in…

Amanda HarknessMarch 11, 2014

Nonfiction

Taking care of our parents, and ourselves

“In any given year, almost 30% of the U.S. population will be caring for an ill, disabled, or aging friend or family member.” So we are informed by Ariel Gore in her new memoir The End of Eve (Hawthorne Books, March). She goes on to explain: “The typical caregiver, it…

Melissa DuclosMarch 4, 2014

Fiction

Journey into some favorite books with a “bibliomemoir”

I retain only the vaguest impressions of George Eliot’s Middlemarch. I read it as a 19-year-old study abroad student in England, too busy exploring a new country and having my first romance to fully appreciate an 800-page treasure of literature. I certainly missed out on the life-changing experience with Eliot…

Rebecca FosterFebruary 21, 2014

Fiction

Lessons from Ann Patchett for the new year

Perhaps a more accurate title for Ann Patchett’s latest book, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage (HarperCollins, November), would be This Is More Than the Story of a Happy Marriage. A collection of essays on writing, her dog, divorce, and yes, her now happy marriage, the book isn’t…

Melissa DuclosJanuary 7, 2014

Nonfiction

Sex, drugs, desires, and razzle dazzle: exclusive interview with FOSSE author Sam Wasson

The flick of the wrist. The throw of the hip. Bowler hats, bowed legs, pigeon-toes and slumped shoulders. It’s the undeniable styling of the legendary director/choreographer Bob Fosse. Now, more than 25 years after his death, and almost four years in the making, Sam Wasson, author of the New York…

BookTribDecember 30, 2013

Fiction

A stunning peak into the Carnegie family’s struggle with mental illness

Excerpt from: Songs of Three Islands: A Story of Mental Illness in an Iconic American Family by Millicent Monks In the Vedic tradition, life falls into three parts: "first the child and mother, second work, family and play, third the elders go into the forest to explore the spiritual life."…

BookTribNovember 1, 2013

Nonfiction

Robert Ripley, the buck-toothed, socially awkward cartoonist who dazzled Americans

In the past, my friend Neal Thompson has illuminated the lives of astronauts, moonshiners, race car rivers and high school football players. Now he turns his considerable research and storytelling talents to the life of Robert Ripley, the buck-toothed, socially awkward cartoonist who dazzled Americans with his compulsive need to…

BookTrib Guest AuthorMay 17, 2013

Coming of age with Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger

Come for the chicken wings, stay for the rockstars: Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe are JUST KIDS

Taking care of our parents, and ourselves

Journey into some favorite books with a “bibliomemoir”

Lessons from Ann Patchett for the new year

Sex, drugs, desires, and razzle dazzle: exclusive interview with FOSSE author Sam Wasson

A stunning peak into the Carnegie family’s struggle with mental illness

Robert Ripley, the buck-toothed, socially awkward cartoonist who dazzled Americans

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