Category Archives: book talk

No memoir? More on writing truth as historical fiction

Posted on April 21, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Last week I heard Chris Bohjalian talk about Sandcastle Girls, his novel about the Armenian genocide. A year after its release, the paperback version is out, and Mr. Bohjalian is still very excited, very passionate, about the most important book he … Continue reading →

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Alzheimers “Poems That Come to Mind” booksigning and chat

Posted on February 27, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

This Saturday afternoon, March 2nd from 2:00-4:00 p.m., I’ll be at the charming Webster Groves Bookshop (the little bookshop on the corner) to chat with visitors about Alzheimer’s caregiving and to pass out hugs – both Hershey’s and real live ones. … Continue reading →

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This Mobius Strip of Ifs: Essays as Lifewriting

Posted on February 24, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

I patted myself on the back after finishing This Mobius Strip of Ifs by Mathias Freese. I felt challenged and smarter from the brain exercise. Freese turned his philosophical essays into a book—not a memoir, but readers will know who he … Continue reading →

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