Nancy Rommelmann

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Nancy Rommelmann
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Years active1994–present
Website nancyrommelmann.com

Nancy Rommelmann is an American journalist, book reviewer, and author.

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Personal life

Rommelmann and her husband, Din Johnson, have lived in Portland, Oregon since 2004. [1]

In September 2005, Rommelmann's husband, Din Johnson, opened a coffee shop, Ristretto Roasters, in Portland's Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood. [2] The shop grew into a small chain. [3]

#MeNeither

Beginning in 2018, Rommelmann and columnist Leah McSweeney started the YouTube video series #MeNeither, defending prominent men accused of sexual assault [4] and casting doubt on certain accusers' motives. [5] A group of workers at the coffee company owned by Rommelmann's husband signed an open letter opposing her remarks amid media scrutiny of the company. [3] [6]

Books

To the Bridge, a True Story of Motherhood and Murder (2018), tells the nonfiction story of a mother in Portland, Oregon who dropped her small children off a high bridge to their death in an icy river. [7] [8]

The Bad Mother (2011), a novel, followed "a cluster of street kids in L.A. as they make catastrophically bad choices." [7] [9] A review in Reason described both Bad Mother and To the Bridge as storytelling that is "equal parts horrifying and lyrical." [7]

The Queens of Montague Street (2012) is a memoir about growing up in Brooklyn Heights in the 1970s.

Transportation (2013) is a collection of Rommelmann's short stories. [10]

Destination Gacy (2014) is an account of her cross-country journey to interview serial killer John Wayne Gacy shortly before his scheduled execution.

Rommelmann's Los Angeles Bar & Nightlife Guide (2001) is a guide to nightlife in Los Angeles. [11]

She also wrote Everything You Pretend to Know About Food And Are Afraid Someone Will Ask (1998) [12]

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References

  1. Rommelman, Nancy (12 July 2019). "Portlandization: It Can Happen to a Place Near You". Tablet . Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. Lorinczi, Seth (25 January 2006). "DAILY GRIND; Fanatical home roasters take Portland's coffee buzz to a higher level". Wilammette Week.
  3. 1 2 Herron, Elise (19 February 2019). "In Op-Ed For Quillette, Nancy Rommelmann Says #MeNeither Videos Could Cause Ristretto Roasters to Go Out of Business". Willamette Week. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. Herron, Elise (January 10, 2019). "Portland Author and Wife of Ristretto Roasters Owner Sparks Controversy With YouTube Videos Discrediting Prominent Sexual Assault Survivors". Willamette Week.
  5. Acker, Lizzy (10 January 2019). "#MeNeither YouTube videos create backlash for Portland coffee company". The Oregonian.
  6. Acker, Lizzy (7 February 2019). "Ristretto Roasters in Northwest Portland closes as #MeNeither controversy simmers". The Oregonian. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Mangu-Ward, Katherine (October 2018). "To the Bridge". Reason .
  8. Baker, Jeff (1 July 2018). "Revisiting a mother's devastating crime". The Oregonian .
  9. Mirk, Sarah (21 April 2011). "The Bad Mother (book review)". Portland Mercury .
  10. Baker, Jeff (27 January 2013). "Podcasts give book culture a shot in the arm". The Oregonian.
  11. Genn, Roman (4 July 2001). "Gallery; Barhopping in Hollywood with Nancy Rommelmann, author of 'Rommelmann's Los Angeles Bar & Nightlife Guide'". Los Angeles Times .
  12. McPherson, Heather (30 April 1998). "2 Great Books That Don't Need to Use Name-calling (book review)". McPhersonReview.