Nels P. Highberg, Author at Lambda Literary Review

December 8, 2012 9 min read

"He always felt like he was an alien and that people wouldn't accept him as he was. He created camouflage." Writer and biographer Cynthia Carr discusses the public and private life of the iconic artist David Wojnarowicz along with the challenges of creating a cohesive history that blends the two. Read More

‘Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz’ by Cynthia Carr

Nels P. Highberg

Bio/Memoir Reviews

September 18, 2012 3 min read

David Wojnarowicz's art has generated a lot of vital, intelligent discussion over the last thirty years, but his life has always been a bit of a mystery, which is why Fire in the Belly is so important. Read More

Bill Clegg: Surviving Addiction

Nels P. Highberg

Features Interviews

May 12, 2012 9 min read

"For years, I tried to control my drinking and my drug use, and I nearly lost my life because of it. I hurt many people in that deluded thrashing. In the writing of these two books, which has taken up all of my free time for the last six years, I think--coming to the end--I felt a real sense of closure..." Writer and literary agent Bill Clegg took some time to talk with Lambda about his new memoir, Ninety Days, his "relationship" with New York City, and the trials of staying sober. Read More

‘David Hockney: A Rake’s Progress’ by Christopher Simon Sykes

Nels P. Highberg

Bio/Memoir Reviews

May 5, 2012 2 min read

Christopher Simon Sykes's new biography of Hockney is the first in a planned two-volume set; this one covers 1937 to 1975. This is not a biography that will entice those seeking gossip. Instead, it offers rich research and details about how Hockney grew up... Read More