Michael Greenberg (writer)

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Michael Greenberg (born 1952) is the author of the best-selling memoir Hurry Down Sunshine (Other Press, 2008), which depicts his daughter's battle with bipolar disorder, and Beg, Borrow, Steal (Other Press, 2009), a New York writer's memoir. [1] [2]

Greenberg is a columnist for The Times Literary Supplement , where he has cultivated a distinctive "quirky New York Jewish voice." [3] He is also a contributor to The Village Voice , The New York Review of Books , Bomb , and The Boston Review .

Greenberg lives in New York City.

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References

  1. Tillotson, Kristin. Author-father details helplessness, pain as daughter’s psychosis unfolds. Star Tribune February 22, 2009
  2. Tighe, Theresa. Hurry Down Sunshine St. Louis Post-Dispatch Nov. 2, 2008
  3. Donadio, Rachel. A Fire in Her Brain. The New York Times September 26, 2008