I read memoirs because it is more polite than staring at people, which doesn’t mean I do the latter any less. I like the what-has-it-been-like-for-you-ness of seeing someone’s bullet points and knowing it must all…
Posts tagged Jeanette Winterson
Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal?
I remember the moment Jeanette Winterson entered my life. It was the summer of 1995, upstairs in a dusty used-bookstore called The Book Peddler in downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin. I was lost somewhere in the…
Lighthousekeeping
I need to publicly thank Jodi Chromey for introducing me to Jeanette Winterson. Jodi recommended I read Written on the Body several years ago, and it was so beautiful and wonderful that when I finished…
6 questions we always ask — Jodie Kalla, another MN Reads reviewer
I met Jodie, aka FFJ [Fabulous Friend Jodie], in a short story writing class at The Loft back in 2003. And even though I totally rolled my eyes when she said her favorite author was…
6 questions we always ask — Jodi Chromey
Jodi Chromey is, well, me. It’s weird to write a brief bio-blurb about yourself. But really, I just want to set the precedent. I decided I’d go first, as a way to show all you…