Michael Rosen

[rachaelanne]

Hello everyone! I just heard that Michael Rosen is coming out with a new book on August 3rd, 2009 and I'm really excited about it! The title is, "What Else But Home: Seven Boys and an American Journey Between the Projects and the Penthouse." The book, told in first-person narrative, is going to be an honest account of how Michael Rosen and his family decided to include, mentor, and love a group of boys living in the projects near their home in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Check it out!

 

[Anamnesis]

Hmm, what is it that you like about Rosen's writing?

 

[rachaelanne]

Rosen's writing

Well, the only other book I've read is "Turning Words, Spinning Worlds," which is a collection of his academic texts on cultures within cities or the "metropolis." Although as an academic, I like this style of writing, I'm excited to see how he handles an autobiography. He's really smart, and I like it when writers offer deeper layers, such as analysis or criticism, when telling a true story. Once the book comes out (and I finish it), I'd love to discuss it. For now, I can't really discuss it any further because I don't know more information about it than what the website offers. I just hope others will keep an eye out for it as I am.