I tore through this book in a couple of days
after it was recommended by another writer friend, Angie McCullogh.
Never
before have I read such a mirror reflection of this Venn diagram of my own
experiences in writing, loving, and waitressing. Lili King does a beautiful job
of bringing us straight into the abyss of the main character’s brain, a wildly
mournful, imperfect, and funny place. So much humor and heart!
In a way I wish I
could wipe it from my mind so that I could have the juicy joy of discovering it
all again.
I made bad choices in love. I struggled (and
still struggle) to finish writing projects. I know the acute ache of waiting
for the work meal instead of spending my last couple bucks on food. Even though
King’s book is fiction, I feel like I know this person and her grief so well it
could be a memoir and I would gulp every word as truth.
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"I loved this book not just from the first chapter or the first page but from the first paragraph... The voice is just so honest and riveting and insightful about creativity and life." —Curtis Sittenfeld
An extraordinary new novel of art, love, and ambition from Lily King, the New York Times bestselling author of Euphoria
Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel Euphoria, Lily King returns with another instant New York Times bestseller:…
I
loved Breath because it was such a good primer on something we do all day and
night, but don’t give much thought to: Breathing. And guess what? There is a
right way and a wrong way!
Nestor has a wonderful storytelling talent, weaving
in his own narrative with one that goes back all the way to our cave-dwelling
ancestors—and why they never needed braces.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE
'Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health, from snoring to allergies to immunity? A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations' Dr Rangan Chatterjee
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. In Breath, journalist James Nestor travels the world…
First, Chee is a beautiful writer. He’s so deft and brings you right in.
But I also loved this book because it was inspirational to me. He made an essay
collection seem simple and accessible in a way it hadn’t before. I’m working on
one now!
Shortlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
Named a Best Book of 2018 by TIME, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Wired, Esquire, Buzzfeed, Paste, Bitch, Bustle, The Chicago Review of Books and iBooks
As a novelist, Alexander Chee has been described as 'masterful' by Roxane Gay, 'incendiary' by the New York Times, and 'brilliant' by the Washington Post. With How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, his first collection of nonfiction, he secures his place as one of the finest essayists of his generation.
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel is the author's exploration of the entangling of…
From a story first told in the popular New York Times parenting
blog comes a funny, touching memoir about a mother who welcomes more than a new
daughter into her home.
After two years of waiting to
adopt—slogging through paperwork and bouncing between hope and despair—a
miracle finally happened for Vanessa McGrady. Her sweet baby, Grace, was a
dream come true. Then Vanessa made a highly uncommon gesture: when Grace’s
biological parents became homeless, Vanessa invited them to stay.
Without a blueprint for navigating the
practical basics of an open adoption or any discussion of expectations or
boundaries, the unusual living arrangement became a bottomless well of
conflicting emotions and increasingly difficult decisions complicated by missed
opportunities, regret, social chaos, and broken hearts.
