“Love Me, Love My Book,” Gary Rosenblatt’s column (June 6), brought back wistful memories of my two-minute-presentation last year at the Jewish Book Council’s “Meet the Authors” event on behalf of my book “Memoir of an Independent Woman: An Unconventional Life Well Lived.”
I, too, was taken aback by the 120-second time limit. If I could tell the story of my life in two minutes, why would I have bothered to write a book?
When I saw the timekeeper out of the corner of my eye pick up the 10-second card I stopped myself mid-word. “My time is up, my life is not, “I said, with a laugh. “There’s more to the story; invite me!”
I received 11 invitations.
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