Hi everyone...just a quick note to say that due to the tragic shootings in Arizona, they are postponing my Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross until tomorrow, Tuesday the 11th or Wednesday, the 12th. I’m not sure about when it will be aired but I will try to keep you informed. You can also check the updated schedule on NPR. My sympathies go out to the families whose lives were shattered yesterday at that terrible event. I wonder how many tragedies have to occur before we change our gun laws here in the United States???
On another note, here is a review of my book from the Cleveland Plain Dealer that gets the art and heart of the book much more than the NYTimes (with all due respect!): http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2011/01/in_the_memory_palace_mira_bart.html
Best to you all....and many arts opportunities coming down the road when I come back from NY.
Mirabee
2 comments:
Thank you. Your interview brought tears to my eyes. I am a psychiatrist who has worked with patients with
schizophrenia for years and I now have a sister who is having a psychotic break. Your honestly and dignity about the subject inspiring.
I'm so glad I heard the interview and I immediately ordered the book, The Memory Palace. My mother
was schizophrenic and I've been trying to write about my experiences for a long time and I can see that The Memory Palace is a masterpiece of writing, playing out the terrors of having a mentally ill parent. I am immersed in that book and so grateful for Mira Bartok's gifts in writing and understanding and sharing her experiences. I wish her all the best, and I hope this book is a best seller. My therapist and my internist had both heard of the book after the Terry Gross interview.
Cheers to her for describing and showing what it is like to have a schizophrenic mother. This book has helped me better understand my mother and myself.
Carolyn A. Kennedy, Menlo Park, CA
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