Jamie Attenberg, known for her fiction, has crafted an honest memoir about what it’s like to be writer and how long it has taken her to find her people and her place in life. (She was in her later 40s when she wrote this, and it’s very contemporary, with references to the pandemic.) There are lovely descriptive passages about her travels—she was on the move for a long time, saying yes to every opportunity—in case no more would be offered—even though she hated flying. I was relieved when she found her true home, in New Orleans.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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