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LIKE A SONG presents six essays by Michelle Herman, each connected through music and ranging from community choruses and musical theater to the science of singing, as well as subjects Michelle is well-known for: friendship, family and home. Michelle Herman is the author of the novels MISSING and DOG, the collection of novellas A NEW AND GLORIOUS LIFE, and two previous essay collections - THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING and STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES (longlisted for the 2014 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay), as well as a book for children, A GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she has lived in Columbus, Ohio, for many years, where she directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Ohio State.
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"A collection of six quietly transgressive essays about music that ultimately asks, Why speak when you can sing?" - O: The Oprah Magazine
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"LIKE A SONG presents six essays by Michelle Herman, each connected through music and ranging from community choruses and musical theater to the science of singing, as well as subjects Michelle is well-known for: friendship, family and home. "A collection of six quietly transgressive essays about music that ultimately asks, Why speak when you can sing?" - "O: The Oprah Magazine"
"Herman is known for her wit, lyricism, and sharp insight. Like a Song proves to be yet another demonstration of these qualities." - Roya Biggie, "Literary Mama"
Michelle Herman is the author of LIKE A SONG: ESSAYS (Outpost19, 2014) and STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES (longlisted for the 2014 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay). She is also the author of the novels DOG (Outpost19, 2016) and MISSING; the collection of novellas A NEW AND GLORIOUS LIFE; and the essay collection THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING; as well as a book for children, A GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she has lived in Columbus, Ohio, for many years, where she directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Ohio State.
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- PublisherOutpost19
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 193740272X
- ISBN 13 9781937402723
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages300
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