Journal I Did Not Keep: New and Selected Writing

Description: Includes works of fiction, non-fiction, and previously published columns.

Review Quotes: "For almost six decades Segal has quietly produced some of the best fiction and essays in American literature, as this generous sampler attests."--The New York Times

"An eclectic, covertly joyful book, [that] shares with the rest of Segal's writing an openhearted curiosity toward life, even at its ugliest moments."--HARPER'S MAGAZINE

"Clear, precise and devastating... a satisfying grasp for continuity by a woman who has continuously experienced profound loss."--VANITY FAIR

"Lore Segal is a national treasure, brilliant, unsentimental, and wry; this volume, introduced by Catherine Lacey, is a massive and delightful compendium of six decades of her work, including uncollected writings, essays, and excerpts from novels and stories."--LIT HUB

"Segal is a monumental writer, one of the finest of her generation; this lovely collection is a fine introduction to her work."--Kirkus [STARRED REVIEW]

"Segal remains one of the most distinct voices of the 20th-century American literary tradition. Consistently perceptive with a wry humor lurking just beneath the surface. The Journal I Did Not Keep is a joy to read."--Shelf Awareness

"No one writes like Segal--her glittering intelligence, her piercing wit, and her dazzling insights into manners and mores, are a profound pleasure." --Margot Livesey

"I always feel in her work such a sense of toughness and humor . . . Her writing is sad and funny, and that makes it more of both." --Jennifer Egan

"If America had anything resembling a wise elder, or cared to, it would be Lore Segal." --Shalom Auslander

"This woman is one of the best writers I've ever had the privilege of reading." --Ayelet Waldman

"Lore Segal is a marvelous and fearless writer. No subject is too hard, too absurd, or too painful for her wise, peculiar, and brilliant fiction." --Lily Tuck