Darin Strauss

“New Life, No Instructions is beautifully written, lucid, and wise. We come of age again and again during the course of our lives, and need those who have traveled the path before us to shine a light, to lend a hand. Caldwell’s story is moving and gripping. I found myself feeling that I had indeed been given a valuable set of instructions for how to proceed with eyes and heart wide open.” Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion and Slow Motion “In Gail Caldwell’s New Life, No Instructions we see a Pultizer Prize winner once again go out and earn the title. It is a meditation on how seemingly faint winds can blow us wildly off course; on how spending time with a beloved animal can benefit our basic humanity; and on what it means to overcome, at middle age, a multitude of blows. It is lyrical and smart and triumphant and you won’t read a more honest memoir in your life.” Darin Strauss, author of Chang and Eng and Half a life Gail Caldwell, the former chief book critic of The Boston Globe, received the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism in 2001. She is the author of two previous books: A Strong West Wind and Let’s Take the Long Way Home. A New York Times bestseller, Let’s Take the Long Way Home was the winner of the New England Independent Booksellers Association award for nonfiction. Caldwell lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Location: Street: Porter Square Shopping Center Additional: 25 White Street City: Cambridge, Province: Massachusetts Postal Code: 02140 Country: United States (tillagd från IndieBound)… (mer)

Darin Strauss (Mr. Beluncle, Half a life)

Darin Strauss is the bestselling author of three previous books. The recipient of a Guggenheim in fiction writing and numerous other awards, Strauss has seen his work translated into fourteen languages and published in more than twenty countries. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Writing at New York University, and he lives with his wife and children in Brooklyn. (tillagd från Random House)… (mer)

Thursday, March 7, 7:30 PM Sarah Manguso, author of The Guardians In conversation with author Darin Strauss

Acclaimed Brooklyn author Sarah Manguso’s memoir The Guardians was named one of the top ten books of the 2012 by Salon; the Telegraph called it “an elegy for an entire generation.” Just released in paperback, The Guardians is a remembrance of Manguso’s friend Harris, written two years after he escaped from a psychiatric hospital and jumped under a Metro-North train. The narrative contemplates with unrelenting clarity their crowded post-college apartment, Manguso’s fellowship year in Rome, Harris’s death and the year that followed—the year of mourning and the year of Manguso’s marriage. As Harris is revealed both to the reader and to the narrator, the book becomes a monument to their intimacy and inability to express their love to each other properly, and to the reverberating effects of Harris’s presence in and absence from Manguso’s life. Manguso discusses the book and the story with Darin Strauss, author of the memoir Half a life.

Location: Street: 686 Fulton Street City: Brooklyn, Province: New York Postal Code: 11217 Country: United States (tillagd från IndieBound)… (mer)

Mira Bartok läser ur The Memory Palace.; Darin Strauss diskuterar Half a Life.

The authors two of the most memorable memoirs in the past couple years HALF A LIFE and THE MEMORY PALACE talk about crafting these mesmerizing books and speak candidly about their extraordinary childhood experiences. Moderated by Kimberlee Auerbach. "Word for Word Author" is an outdoor reading series that features bestselling authors, celebrity writers, and expert-panelists sharing anecdotes, answering questions from the audience, and signing copies of their latest books. The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit the website at www.bryantpark.org The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Rain Venue: Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue). (wforw2008)… (mer)

Darin Strauss diskuterar Half a Life.

Bestselling author of MORE THAN IT HURTS YOU, CHANG AND ENG, THE REAL MCCOY, and others has written his memoir recounting the tragic aftermath of hitting a classmate who swerved her bicycle in front of his car, which resulted in her death. Strauss, who had just turned eighteen, was driving his friends to play miniature golf when the accident happened, by no fault of his own, but it would forever change his life. In this book, Strauss explores the diverse layers of human emotions from loss, guilt, maturity, accountability, hope and finally acceptance as he comes to terms with this life altering moment that took place during his senior year in high school. (jasbro)… (mer)

Darin Strauss , More Than It Hurts You.

With one phone call, Josh Goldin's perfect world comes crashing down: his newborn son Zack is in intensive care and his wife Dori is hysterical. Dr. Darlene Stokes, an African American physician and single mother whose life is dedicated to her own son and navigating her career in modern-day medicine, is suspicious about the infant's injuries. More Than It Hurts You is a world turned upside-down -- a world where doctors try to protect babies from their parents, police use the law to tear families apart, and the people you think you know best end up surprising you in the end. (booksense)… (mer)

Darin Strauss , More Than It Hurts You.

Darin Strauss, the acclaimed author of Chang and Eng, will read from and sign his new novel More Than It Hurts You ($24.95 Dutton). This literary showstopper is a beautifully realized novel that at its heart is the story of a woman who will risk everything to feel something; a doctor whose diagnosis brings her entire life into question; and a man who suddenly realizes that being a good husband and a good father can no longer comfortably coexist. “Darin Strauss's latest is an eviscerating portrayal of contemporary American life, surgical and exact. At turns funny and disturbing, unsparing in its insights yet generous with understanding, More Than It Hurts You is a relentlessly rewarding piece of art.” --Colson Whitehead, author of Apex Hides the HurtRequest a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com (booksense)… (mer)

Darin Strauss , More Than It Hurts You.

This third novel from Strauss (Chang and Eng) tracks a Long Island family crisis. Josh Goldin is a happily married TV airtime salesman with an eight-month-old son. When baby Zack is treated twice for mysterious and life-threatening symptoms, the head of a pediatric ICU, Dr. Darlene Stokes, tells Child Protective Services that she thinks Josh's wife, Dori, suffers from Munchausen syndrome, whereby the afflicted injure their children deliberately to draw attention to themselves. The Goldins' ensuing battle to keep Zack provides grist for public debate about issues ranging from parents' rights to race. (booksense)… (mer)