"Delightful...A gracious and humane tale...One can only marvel at Auster's artistry" –The Boston Sunday Globe, The Boston Sunday Globe
"Auster writes in a voice so clear, so mesmerizing, and so profound...[he] is unafraid of his own power, precisely because he has acknowledged humiliation's alchemy, its way of letting words vibrate at whatever weird, golden velocity they wish,
Hand to Mouth vibrates...beautiful." –
Wayne Koestenbaum, Bookforum "Required, inspiring reading for Auster-holics and aspiring writers." –
Kirkus Reviews "An engaging account of his early attempts to stay afloat as a writer...with a colorful cast of sharply etched characters who he meets along the way." –
Chicago Tribune "As a cautionary tale for writers, this is a superb book." –
Publishers Weekly
