Bio I feel lucky to do what I do. I write about real people, often by living their lives for a while-visiting their lives, you might say. Trying them on for size. Though there are easier ways to make a living, I suppose, none strike me as a fraction so interesting.
My first real adventures were cross-country bicycle rides, and a summer's work in a sausage factory in Pamplona, Spain. During time off from college, I did community organizing in Dallas as a VISTA volunteer. Then came riding the rails (Rolling Nowhere), which originated as another escape from college, but doubled as research for a senior anthropology thesis. A transcendant moment occurred ... Read More
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I would be very grateful to watch the complete interview with Piper Kerman on her book ” Orange is the New Black”.
When will it be available again? The 10 mins of the you tube excerpt are just too short.
yours
M. Sassin
That’s strange – when I follow the link to BookTV, I can watch the whole hour. Anyone else had this problem?