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Caroline Grant

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Caroline Grant spent nearly three years writing a dissertation that about seven people read (including her mom). Now she is Senior Editor of Literary Mama, where she also writes a monthly movie column for a broad audience (still including her mom). She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley, and she has taught at Stanford University and the San Francisco Art Institute. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two sons, a life she writes about on her blog, food for thought .

Mama, PhD, coedited with Elrena Evans, is a literary anthology of deeply-felt personal narratives by women both in and out of the academy, writing about their experiences attempting to reconcile bodies with ...more




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Depending on the company, Ben and Eli play lego, or rocket ships, or build forts, or draw, or do puppet shows. On Saturday, their puppet show friends came to play and, as usual, Ben and his fellow second grader took the lead, assigning smaller roles to the younger siblings. The boys wanted to perform a play by Shakespeare, but then realized that they don't really know the plots of any of Shakespea... ...more
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Mama, Ph.D.: Women Write About... Mama, Ph.D.: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic Life
by Caroline Grant (Goodreads author), Elrena Evans (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.97 — 30 ratings — published 2008
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Remedies 10/30 Caroline is currently reading:
Remedies (Hardcover)
by Kate Ledger
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Raising Cain: Protec... 10/10 Caroline is currently reading:
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys (Paperback)
by Dan Kindlon
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This Lovely Life 06/17 Caroline is currently reading:
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Depending on the company, Ben and Eli play lego, or rocket ships, or build forts, or draw, or do puppet shows. On Saturday, their puppet show friends ... ...more
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Remedies Caroline is currently reading:
Remedies (Hardcover)
by Kate Ledger
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Good Things I Wish Y... Caroline gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Good Things I Wish You: A Novel (Hardcover)
by A. Manette Ansay
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read in October, 2009

Caroline Caroline said: "This is the most unusual novel I've read in a while, and I really enjoyed it. The protagonist, Jeanette, is trying to write an historical novel about the long friendship (or was it more?) between pianist Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahams. Jeanette ...more "
October 29
The Middle Place Caroline gave 2 of 5 stars to:
The Middle Place (Hardcover)
by Kelly Corrigan (Goodreads author)
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read in October, 2009

Caroline Caroline said: "At the risk of offending all the millions of people who made this a bestseller, this memoir bugged me. The narrator came off as pretty childish, still far more focused on pleasing her own parents (particularly her dad) than paying much attention to h...more "
October 28
Not Becoming My Moth... Caroline marked as to-read:
Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way (Hardcover)
by Ruth Reichl
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Tender at the Bone:... Caroline gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by Ruth Reichl
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October 25
Her Fearful Symmetry... Caroline marked as to-read:
Her Fearful Symmetry: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author)
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October 23
The Liars' Club: A M... Caroline gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Paperback)
by Mary Karr
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Lit: A Memoir Caroline gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Lit: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by Mary Karr
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read in October, 2009

Caroline Caroline said: "Karr's new memoir is reminiscent of Caroline Knapp's Drinking: A Love Story -- except she has a child. It's a wonder she lived to write the tale. Her writing is diamond-sharp, wrenching, beautiful. "
October 13
The Boys Are Back Caroline gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Boys Are Back (Movie Tie-in Edition (Vintage)
by Simon Carr
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read in October, 2009

Caroline Caroline said: "The first two-thirds or so of this memoir, about raising his young son after his wife's death from cancer, is so honest and funny and real; I found myself underlining passages on nearly every page. Carr's a great writer, and kept a detailed journal o...more "
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