Twyla Tharp is best known as a modern dancer and choreographer, but she is also a writer. I stumbled on this 2019 book and devoured it. I love her no-nonsense, get-over-yourself attitude toward keeping the body in shape. She mixes warm-up exercises and name-dropping beautifully. Sample: at lunch one day with Baryshnikov, she noticed he seemed down. Asked what was the matter, he replied, “We will soon be old.” He was at the time 27, and yes, that’s getting old for a dancer. She was 76 when she wrote the book. A great encouragement! Bonus: a brief video with Tharp talking about continuing to move as one ages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJ4JHKs60E
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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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