Hey My name is Davy. I make a magazine called Found. We publish notes & letters that folks find on the street. I asked my favorite writers, musicians, artists & entertainers to tell me about the things they've found. These are the stories they've shared.
We all love Found magazine, and this book takes it to new depths. Easy-reading, insightful, fun stories by interesting people. Particularly, I was amused at how much all of us "finders" have in common. This is a book you will enjoy passing on to a friend, because you know they'll like it too!
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I got this book for a friend who both loves to read and loves to pick up random things she finds on her walks home: napkins with notes written on them, pretty leaves, etc. She really enjoyed the book, and read several stories aloud to us after she got it. The ones she shared were very well written, and having a few "celebrity" essays made it even more interesting. (I particularly like the stories by Andrew Bird and Kori Gardner...
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As a long time fan of Found magazine and a devoted reader of Davy Rothbart's writing, I was thrilled to receive Requiem for a Paper Bag as a birthday gift. The stories are as unique as the items the writers find. Some are funny, others touching or poignant. Some tell us more about the writer than the discovered item and maybe that's the point. How much do we say about ourselves through the items we treasure or at least find...
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This is a great addition to the two Found compendiums. Here's why I think so: Although the contents of the aforementioned are worthy in their own right, they're often accompanied by short notes from the finder or some funny remarks by Davy (at the moment, I'm thinking of the lost poster for the rabbit). These little commentaries make the experience richer because, as social creatures, we want to discuss ideas with others...
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This book is a great addition to the FOUND magazine line of publications. Different from past found books, this one is a collection of stories from people who have found things, ranging from diaries to porn to simple scraps of paper. The stories collected here are funny, touching, unique, and moving, all at the same time. Even the presentation is inspired, as stories are told in straight text, alongside comics and poems. ...
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