Books & Anthologies
BOOKS
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LOVE IS BLIND IN ONE EYE: 7 STORIES
Shebooks, 2016
Nominated for the Pushcart Prize, 6 of 7 stories
“I loved reading these seven stories and spending time with Jewel. A curious, bold, sensual, and tender young woman, she pursues her adventures with light, sure steps.”
– Molly Giles, Author, All the Wrong Places (Spokane Prize) and Rough Translations (Flannery O’Connor Award)
“This is one beautiful book. I loved and devoured it–like candy, like medicine. What a gorgeous, devastating, liberating collection.”
– Lavinia Spalding, Editor, The Best Women’s Travel Writing
“Deliciously poignant, the stories collected here are both raw and sophisticated, masterfully interwoven to reveal how one forges ahead with resilience and grace while on the precipice of a vast chasm of grief. An astounding, beautiful work.”
– Bridget Crocker, Travel Writer/Blogger: adventuresoflittlemama.com
“Marianne’s compelling yet simply told stories gently take our hand and lead us through moments of tragedy and daily triumph that could easily be our own as parents, as travelers, and as friends, and ultimately reveal the indelible strength of character and vulnerability that make us all human beings.”
– Kimberley Lovato, Travel Journalist and Author of Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves
Zenobia Press, Berkeley, 1995
Gradiva, Lisbon, 2006 [translated into Portuguese]
“Silvie's Life is a tender and beautifully written book. I stayed up all night reading it, absolutely mesmerized, in awe of Silvie's parents and of Silvie herself. I couldn't put it down.”
~ Anne Lamott, Author, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year and Bird by Bird
“This story is so beautifully told and exquisitely woven with subtlety and suspense that it's almost impossible to put down. Thanks to the poetic, gripping, and unexpectedly uplifting narrative by writer Marianne Rogoff, Silvie's Life is a rare gem that glimmers in the eye and ear long after it ends.”
~ Patricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle
“Silvie’s Life is a true gift to the reader… an outstanding book.”
~ Elaine Petrocelli, Book Passage
“Big stuff, the stuff that takes us to the cemeteries outside of Tibet to initiate us. Stuff that brings us to know suffering and what brings us back around to sublimity.”
~ Susan Englebry, Commonweal Gardens
“Lucid, honest, full of poetry, humanity, wisdom.”
~ Alicia Ostriker, Poet and Scholar, Rutgers University
“A little jewel.”
~ Joanne Kyger, Poet and Scholar, Naropa Institute
ANTHOLOGIES
LIVING, LOVING, LONGING, LISBON
LiLoLoLi, 2021
“Can you love a city? Yes, and Lisbon is a great example. This European capital city is a bustling metropolis that averages 300 days of sunshine a year. Tourists flock here in ever-increasing numbers for the history, culture, great food, and people that have inspired this short anthology of Lisbon stories. The authors in this book come from all corners of the world. Some live here, while others have visited and fallen in love. Each of their tales shines a new and unique light on the city. Take a ride in an iconic tram with a broken-hearted tourist; find love in unexpected places; comb through the fragments in its nooks and crannies; go on a journey of healing that begins with loss; discover the city's quirks through the eyes of an observant writer; despair of its new architecture; take a surrealist flight of fantasy; step back in time for a glamorous cruise; and meet the eclectic residents of this ancient city with a modern heart.” ~ from Preface5.0 out of 5 stars Marianne Rogoff’s story was a well written short story. Check it out!
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021
Marianne Rogoff’s story! “ALIVE IN LISBON” on p. 48
CSS, LLC, 2021
“You’ll laugh a lot, tear up at times, and nod your head in recognition as you read these tales about the magical experience of sharing life with a dog. From hilarious to heroic, mischievous to miraculous, and everything in between, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of entertaining stories about our canine companions.” ~ Amazon description
Marianne Rogoff’s story! “BFFs” on p. 173
REMIX PERSPECTIVES: TRANSDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES FOR THE ART OF WRITING
ProQuest, Dissertation, 2013
How do creative writers transform the complexity of life into literature? Remix Perspectives presents a bricolage synthesis of insights for workshop leaders and creative writers, appropriated from selected artistic and literary voices from the last hundred years. Seminal concepts from arts such as painting, poetry, dance, music, and photography are gathered here as they inform the arts of literary fiction and creative nonfiction. Thinkers from philosophy, psychology, literary theory, complexity, and metaphysics address the inner and outer realms where the work of the writer is generated and goes forth.
