Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? A Memoir Author: Visit Amazon's Kenneth M. Walsh Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1626010552 | Format: PDF
Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? A Memoir Description
About the Author
KENNETH M. WALSH is a writer, editor, and blogger in New York City. His popular site —
Kenneth in the (212) — has been featured on
The New York Post’s famed Page Six, Gawker, Romensko, BuzzFeed,
New York magazine’s Daily Intel, Advocate.com, Out.com, and VH1’s
Best Week Ever. In 2012 it was nominated for About.com’s Best Gay Blog Readers’ Choice award. A graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Walsh has a career in media that spans two decades, with reporting and editing gigs at
The New York Times,
The New York Post,
The Orange County Register, and
The Arizona Republic. He is a contributor to The Huffington Post and
The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog.
Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful? is his first book.
- Paperback: 212 pages
- Publisher: Magnus Books (February 1, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1626010552
- ISBN-13: 978-1626010550
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Kenneth Walsh's kenneth in the (212) is one of my favorite blogs, one I visit frequently each day. While we don't agree on everything (particular his allegiance to Roger Federer versus my Rafael Nadal fanhood), his snarky, pop culture-savvy, humorous look at society and the things that interest him never fail to amuse, enlighten, and/or expand my literary, cinematic, or musical horizons. (Plus he features daily pictures of hot guys. I'm only human.)
But reading Kenneth's blog didn't adequately prepare me for how much I would enjoy his new memoir, Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? While his frequent posts provide glimpses into his sense of humor, his pet peeves, and his passion for certain things (and people), Walsh's book is warm, self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud funny in places, and surprisingly moving. He really is an excellent and engaging writer.
Quite often while reading Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?, I felt as if Walsh was speaking directly to me. Whether sharing his feelings about coming to terms with his sexuality in light of public attitudes in the 1970s and 1980s, his comfort with adults rather than his classmates (particularly several of his teachers), and struggling with the bullying of some of his peers, I found myself nodding, completely identifying with what he was saying. I was also moved by his tales of his relationship with his mother (from whom he clearly gets some of his wicked sense of humor) and his estranged father. (And Kenneth, I totally get the mouse thing—I was fortunate I had a roommate willing to handle that "issue" when I lived in a house with a small rodent problem.
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