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Townie Guide

Welcome to the resource guide for Townie, the critically acclaimed 2011 memoir by UMass Lowell Professor and Massachusetts native, Andre Dubus III. This guide supports students and faculty reading Townie as part of QCC's One Book Project.

Dubus will present a lecture entitled "Townie: How Writing Saved me from a Life of Violence" on November 15th, 2012 at 12:30 pm in Hebert Auditorium.

Spotlight Video

Interview with Andre Dubus III on Greater Boston.

Interviews

The New Yorker - March 18, 2011
Bittman, Kate. "The Exchange: Andre Dubus III." The New Yorker Books Blog. March 18, 2011. Web. 2 August 2012.
Kirkus Reviews - January 1, 2011
Moore, Clayton. "The Making Of A Writer." Kirkus Reviews 79.1 (2011): 4. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 June 2012.
National Catholic Reporter - May 1, 2009
Dubus III, Andre. "Cornered." National Catholic Reporter 45.14 (2009): 18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 June 2012.
Writer - September 2009
Johnson, Sarah Anne. "In The Footsteps Of The 9/11 Hijackers: For His Latest Novel, Andre Dubus III Researched And Imagined His Way Into The Minds Of Terrorists—And An American Stripper Who Danced For Them." Writer 122.9 (2009): 18-21. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 June 2012.
Random House Interview - Undated
Weissman, Larry. "Bold Type: A Conversation with Andre Dubus." n.d. Web. 2 August 2012.

Undated, though probably before Townie was published.

Book Reviews

Commonweal - May 6, 2011
Imbelli, Robert P. "The Fighter." Commonweal 138.9 (2011): 35+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 13 June 2012.
Books & Culture - March/April 2012
Lake, Christina Bieber. "Fighting < writing." Books & Culture Mar.-Apr. 2012: 32. Literature Resource Center. Web. 13 June 2012.
Wall Street Journal - February 24, 2011
Marino, Gordon D. "Book Review: Townie: Bareknuckle Beginnings." The Wall Street Journal. February 24, 2011. Web. 2 August 2012.
The New York Times Book Review - February 27, 2011
Steinke, Darcey. "Rough Boys." The New York Times Book Review 27 Feb. 2011: 10(L). Literature Resource Center. Web. 13 June 2012.
New York Times - February 22, 2011
Garner, Dwight. "A scrappy youth and his fists must fend for themselves." New York Times 23 Feb. 2011: C1(L). Web. 2 Aug. 2012.

Other Resources

Dubus's Web Site
Learn more about Andre including his writings, tour dates, and biography. Find additional articles (resources) about him and his work.
Townie Reading Group Guide
A reading group guide by W.W. Norton, the publisher of Townie. Features sixteen discussion questions.
Brother's Keeper
A family profile examining Andre's relationship with his younger brother Jeb, and their father.
"Brother's Keeper." Boston Magazine. 2912 words. LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2012/08/06.