Category Archives: book talk

Boyd Lemon: Daring to dig deep to write a divorce memoir

Posted on August 13, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Boyd Lemon is a very brave man. I have just finished his memoir, Digging Deep: A Writer Uncovers His Marriages, where he studies the failures of his three marriages and his role in their collapses. Not only does he dive … Continue reading →

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The Good Soldiers – lifewriting intense and personal

Posted on June 17, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

David Finkel, author of The Good Soldiers, was in town to discuss his award-winning book documenting the lives of a battalion of ground troops who were part of “the surge” in 2007 sent to try to stabilize sectarian fighting in … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes: St. Louis and Japan: shaken, and stirred

Posted on June 11, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Last week we in St. Louis felt our second earthquake here – well, some of us. At 3:00 a.m., many were soundly in dreamland, but I was sitting on the bed getting ready to tuck in after staying up way … Continue reading →

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