Paul Lisicky

Jude Theriot

Paul Lisicky is the author of seven books including "Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell," "Later: My Life at the Edge of the World," "The Narrow Door: A Memoir of Friendship." A recipient of Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA, he is a professor of English in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Rutgers University-Camden. He lives in Brooklyn.

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Awards: Guggenheim Fellow, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Fellowships

Communities: LGBTQ+

T. Swift, Dolly P. and Joni Mitchell

Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton, and Joni Mitchell have written songs that speak the words of our souls and impacted culture as much as the music business.

Campus Store (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: Paul Lisicky, Rob Sheffield, Sarah Smarsh
Moderator: Jonathon Crider, PhD

The Writer's Life

Join two authors and a longtime publicist as they explain the joy and heartache of being a writer and promoting their works. What is their writing process? How did they find a publisher? And how have they promoted their finished work?

Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Mary Lou Falcone, Paul Lisicky, Joel Waldman
Moderator: Patty Machelor

Books:

Song So Wild and Blue

A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell
History / Biography
HarperCollins
January 2025
ISBN 9780063280373
272 pages

Later

My Life at the Edge of the World
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Graywolf Press
March 2020
ISBN 9781644450161
240 pages