Categories: Letters to Authors, Evan Handler, Sarah Vowell
"The Wordy Shipmates" (Sarah Vowell)
By Michelle DiPoala on Aug 2, 2009 | In Reviews, Letters to Authors, Sarah Vowell
Dear Sarah Vowell,
Girlfriend, I love your work. I really do. You won me over years ago, probably beginning with your 1998 Trail of Tears story on "This American Life" telling about how you and your sister retraced the Cherokee path to Oklahoma. Your distinctive voice and dry, sharp humor highlights my NPR listening. I've oft wished we could just hang out and dish. Maybe invite Janeane Garofalo, start an Alt-Whatever club, invent a new low-calorie cocktail over impassioned discussions of modern Feminist ideas, Crocs and Marcia Brady while trading playlists of indie bands. I feel like we can hang, dude. So of course I really wanted to love your most recent book, The Wordy Shipmates.
"It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive" (Evan Handler)
By Michelle DiPoala on Jun 27, 2009 | In Reviews, Letters to Authors, Evan Handler
Dear Evan Handler,
I finished your latest book, Memoir Redux (Hey I Didn't Die!). I jest! I am of course referring to It's Only Temporary: The Good News and Bad News of Being Alive. I must say it's a compelling read. Inspired by your charming appearance on Craig Ferguson last summer, I ordered two copies online even before the commercial break. One for me, one for a dear friend of mine who is a lot like you.
