LAN KAUFMAN, ZARINA ZABRISKY, GERALD NICOSIA, JOE CLIFFORD AND MICHELLE TEA: MEMOIR AT THE MERIDIAN GALLERY

I walked a couple of miles to a gallery downtown to hear some people read from their memoirs. These are writers with an ink-stained past and Proustian triggers which can leave them with their whole life passing before their eyes. All they need is a cork-lined room and a few years (hold my calls) to write it Read More

GEORGE SAUNDERS AND THE LOWER HALF OF A BARBIE DOLL: BOOK PASSAGE

The independent bookstore was packed, standing room only, with people standing outside the doors and watching from behind glass walls. Another glass wall overlooked the bay, giving us a glimpse of open space while being crammed together in a room full of strangers who were on a common wavelength known as George Saunders. I am a Read More