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Nov 8, 2016 · Roll up for the St. Marks Place tour! Ada Calhoun will take you on a hilarious and poignant ride through the history of one of the world’s most storied streets. At once an archaeologist, detective, and charismatic tour guide, Ada unearths the hidden historical gems that give the street its richness and depth." ― Lili Taylor
Jun 17, 2022 · Ada Calhoun is The New York Times–bestselling author of Why We Can’t Sleep, St. Marks Is Dead, Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, and the new memoir Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me. When did you first get the idea for your research project?
Oct 28, 2022 · On September 20, 2022, writers Ada Calhoun and Rob Sheffield discussed Calhoun's new memoir, "Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me," reflecting on th...
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Apr 18, 2023 · A staggering memoir from New York Times-bestselling author Ada Calhoun tracing her fraught relationship with her father and their shared obsession with a great poet. When Ada Calhoun stumbled upon old cassette tapes of interviews her father, celebrated art critic Peter Schjeldahl, had conducted for his never-completed biography of poet Frank O'Hara, she set out to finish the book her father ...
Ada Calhoun hoped to finish a biography of O’Hara once started by her father, the art critic Peter Schjeldahl. Instead, she wrote a searching memoir about creativity and family. By Alexandra Jacobs
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― Minneapolis Star Tribune An assured, affable guide, Calhoun balances bleakness with humor and the hope inherent in sharing stories that will make other women feel less alone. ― Booklist Ada Calhoun's soulful investigation into the complex landscape women in midlife face today is downright stunning... You will recognize yourself in these ...
