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Glen David Gold, whose latest book is “I Will Be Complete: A Memoir,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Glen David Gold is the author of the bestselling novels Sunnyside and Carter Beats The Devil which has been translated into 14 languages. His essays, memoir, journalism and short fiction have appeared in McSweeney's, Playboy, Tin House, Wired, Zyzzyva, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, the Guardian UK and London Independent. He has written The Spirit for DC comics and The Escapist for Dark Horse. Recently he has co-written episodes of The Thrilling Adventure Hour and Welcome to Nightvale. I Will Be Complete tells the story of his life through his twenties, focusing on his relationship with his mother, who left him alone frequently to go off and do her own thing, and his relationships and attempts at coming to grips with his own life story. Reading like a novel, I Will Be Complete uses fictional tropes to tell a real-life story. Glen David Gold website The post Glen David Gold: “I Will Be Complete: A Memoir” appeared first on KPFA.
This week, Brea and Mallory help you navigate different types of book events, interview comics editor Chris Ryall and learn the importance of clean hands. Use the hash tag #BookEvents to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Links- Being A Book Escort- https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-modern-face-of-book-tours/407641/ Frankfurt Book Fair- https://www.buchmesse.de/en/fbf/ LA Festival of Books- http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/ Brooklyn Book Festival- http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/ Emerald City Comic Con- http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/ Chris Ryall- https://twitter.com/chris_ryall IDW Comics- http://www.idwpublishing.com/ Books Mentioned -- American War by Omar El Akkad https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780451493583 Hunger by Roxane Gay https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062362599 The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250075581 Abandon Me by Melissa Febos https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632866578 The Shadow of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143034902 On Writing by Stephen King https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439156810 The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781451678192 A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802130204 Carter Beats The Devil by Glen Gold https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780786886326