Meghan Daum

The Unspeakable: and Other Subjects of Discussion Meghan Daum

Publisher Marketing: It s a report tempered by hard times. In Matricide, Daum unflinchingly describes a parent s death and the uncomfortable emotions it provokes; and in Diary of a Coma she relates her own journey to the twilight of the mind. But Daum also operates in a comic register. With perfect precision, she reveals the absurdities of the marriage-industrial complex, of the New Age dating market, and of the peculiar habits of the young and digital. Elsewhere, she writes searchingly about cultural nostalgia, Joni Mitchell, and the alternating heartbreak and liberation of choosing not to have children." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/02/2015 (EAN 9781633792876, Compact Disc) Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 59 (EAN 9781633792876, Compact Disc) Publishers Weekly 08/25/2014 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) Library Journal 11/15/2014 pg. 84 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) People Weekly 12/01/2014 pg. 58 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 11/28/2014 pg. 65 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 12/12/2014 pg. 75 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 12/14/2014 pg. 12 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) People Weekly 12/22/2014 pg. 46 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 12/21/2014 pg. 26 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) Bookpage 12/01/2014 (EAN 9780374280444, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Daum, Meghan Meghan Daum is a columnist for the "Los Angeles Times" and the author of the essay collection "My Misspent Youth". She is also the author of "Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House" and "The Quality of Life Report", a novel. Her essays and reviews have appeared in "The New Yorker", "Harper's", "The New York Times Book Review", "Vogue", and other publications. She has also contributed to NPR's "Morning Edition", "Marketplace", and "This American Life". She lives in Los Angeles, California.