Isaac Fitzgerald
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Isaac Fitzgerald is an American writer and author, best known for his 2022 memoir Dirtbag, Massachusetts. He was born in Boston but spent much of his childhood in Athol, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald is a frequent guest on The Today Show.[1]
He co-founded The Rumpus, a literary magazine, in 2009.[2] He is also the author of the children's book How to Be a Pirate, and two books about tattoos, Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos. Fitzgerald is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Dirtbag, Massachusetts
Fitzgerald's memoir, Dirtbag, Massachusetts, describes his tumultuous upbringing in the small town of Athol, in western Massachusetts. He writes about his use of drugs and alcohol from an early age, his time at Cushing Academy and later George Washington University, from which he graduated in 2005,[3] and his work as a bartender, pornography actor, and his work for a missionary group in Thailand and Myanmar. The book appeared on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list in August 2022.[4]
A review of Dirtbag, Massachusetts in The New York Times described the book as being "about the ways men struggle to make sense of themselves and the romance men too often find in the bottom of a bottle of whiskey," comparing it to works by Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Richard Price, and Pete Hamill.[5]
Works
Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them, 2014
Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos, 2016
How to Be a Pirate, 2020
Dirtbag, Massachusetts, 2022
References
- ^ "Isaac Fitzgerald shares inspiration behind 'Dirtbag, Massachusetts'". The Today Show. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Fox, Dorian (August 19, 2022). "A "Lost Cause" Finds His Way: On Isaac Fitzgerald's "Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional"". LA Review of Books. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "By the Book: Alumnus' 2019 Must-Reads". George Washington University, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Juris, Carolyn. "This Week's Bestsellers: August 1, 2022". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Black, Michael Ian (July 16, 2022). "What's Wrong (and Sometimes Right) With American Men?". New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2022.