The title of Dan Shapiro's memoir of his battle with cancer, \Mom's Marijuana,"" is extremely misleading'pot plays a very tiny role in this story of survival. Shapiro is an extremely ' ¦'
Filmmaker Julie Mallozzi takes the audience along as she attempts to unearth her Chinese roots in \Once Removed."" The 1999 documentary consists of footage from Mallozzi's 1995 trip to China, ' ¦'
'Personal Velocity,' filmmaker Rebecca Miller's first foray into the literary world, is a noble collection of short stories, each focusing on the life of a different female protagonist. The book ' ¦'
Chris Bohjalian is able to tackle the most complex and controversial issues in his books while still keeping the human element alive. 'Trans-Sister Radio' tells the story of Dana Stevens, ' ¦'
The pressure to follow up an immensely successful debut with more success must weigh extremely heavily on all authors, but it's rare that readers get to see the havoc that it wreaks on a writer.
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