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The NextTribe Interview
The NextTribe Interview with Patricia Morrisroe, author of the novel The Woman in the Moonlight
We are so fortunate to welcome the acclaimed journalist Patricia Morrisroe (New York magazine, Vanity Fair, Vogue) to one of our Thursday evening talks. Morrisroe wrote the definitive biography of Robert Mapplethorpe and Wide Awake, a memoir of insomnia. Read More...
Five Things with Lisa Birnbach
Writer in the Moonlight – A Conversation with Patricia Morrisroe
Courtesy of Woman Around Town
What more captivating homage to Ludwig van Beethoven, especially in this year that marks the 250th anniversary of his birth, than Patricia Morrisroe’s recently-published novel, The Woman in the Moonlight? Her tale of music and passion woven with finely-tuned historical details has, at its heart, the “Moonlight” Sonata and Beethoven’s love for his piano student to whom he dedicated the Sonata. Read More...
Late Night Live with Philip Adams
OPEN BOOK with NPR’s Scott Simon
Powerhouse Arena
Author recalls life, fashion and shoes while growing up in the Merrimack Valley
Shoes make a fitting vehicle for Andover native Patricia Morrisroe’s memoir “9 1/2 Narrow: My Life in Shoes” as it roves 60 years of fashion and family, popular culture and relationships.
It follows her from baby boots to the New Balance sneakers she bought her mother, Eileen, in her old age; from her first shoe crush, Mary Janes, to the high-end Blahniks craved in more recent years. Read More...
The Author’s Corner® on Public Radio show
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Listen to Patricia on The Seams Podcast on NPR
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Stories of moms and men: Humorist David Sedaris discusses culottes, Jacki and her mom go consignment-store shopping, and we talk thrift-shop T-shirts with one of our producers. Plus, writer Patricia Morrisroe recalls her mom’s glamour days. Read More...