On Memoir by Blake Morrison review – lessons in life writing from a master | Literary criticism

On Memoir by Blake Morrison review – lessons in life writing from a master | Literary criticism

“I’ve had a life and I’ve also had a life as a life writer”: Blake Morrison opens his tour d’horizon of arguably literature’s most expanding and expansive genre with a flash of... Read more »
‘Enough of this me me me’: Blake Morrison on memoir in the age of oversharing | Biography books

‘Enough of this me me me’: Blake Morrison on memoir in the age of oversharing | Biography books

Every day I meet strangers who share intimate details with me. It’s called reading. In a newspaper piece a former sex addict recalls her need for BDSM (“when a sexual partner hurt... Read more »
Six great reads: dating in later life; a lost Amazon van, ‘gong bath’ freezers, and Toni Morrison | Dating

Six great reads: dating in later life; a lost Amazon van, ‘gong bath’ freezers, and Toni Morrison | Dating

1. ‘Men in their 60s used Polaroids from the 1970s as their profile pictures’ Actor Pauline Tomlin at home in Leeds. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian “It’s a very barren landscape for... Read more »
On Morrison by Namwali Serpell review – a landmark appraisal of the great novelist’s work | Toni Morrison

On Morrison by Namwali Serpell review – a landmark appraisal of the great novelist’s work | Toni Morrison

I have waited years for this book. But before I tell you what it is, I had better tell you what it is not. On Morrison is not a biography. Except for scattered references,... Read more »
On Memoir by Blake Morrison review – lessons in life writing from a master | Literary criticism

Toni at Random by Dana A Williams review – Toni Morrison’s editing years | Toni Morrison

While a great deal has been written about Toni Morrison’s fiction, her work as a senior editor at Random House is less well known. Dana A Williams, professor of African American Literature... Read more »
On Memoir by Blake Morrison review – lessons in life writing from a master | Literary criticism

Morrison and Davis: Radicalizing Autobiography

In June 1972, Toni Morrison flew to California to meet with Angela Davis, the Black Power activist, philosopher, and Communist Party member, who had been released from prison only weeks earlier. Davis... Read more »
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