She’s Sarah Manguso. A 41-year old writer and poet born in Massachusetts and author of the highly acclaimed memoir The Two Kinds of Decay.
Karen mentioned that she “loved” Manguso’s work so that was enough for me.
Her new book Ongoing: The End of A Diary was released yesterday.
This slim 144-page book is a gem. I’m trying to find the right adjective(s).
Transfixed?
Transported?
Transcendent?
Here’s a snippet:
To write a diary is to make a series of choices about what to omit, what to forget. A memorable sandwich, an unmemorable flight of stairs. A memorable bit of conversation surrounded by chatter that no one records.
