My Own Devices by Dessa Wander

My Own Devices by Dessa Wander

Witty and moving, this debut memoir in essays from the dynamic rapper and singer Dessa, is a candid account of her life in the van as a hard-touring musician, her determination to beat long odds to make a name for herself as a performing artist, and her struggle to fall out of love with someone in her band. In a literary, honest style, evoking Amanda Palmer and Miranda July, Dessa demonstrates just how far the mind can travel while the body is on the six-hour ride to the next rap show.

Dessa is a proud member of the Doomtree hip-hop crew and a rapper, vocalist, and essayist. She's played in opera buildings, rock clubs, and on barroom tables all around the world. As a solo artist (Parts of Speech, Chime), as a member of Doomtree (All Hands), and as a contributor to The Hamilton Mixtape, she's charted on the Billboard Top 200. She's written two short volumes of poems and essays and has contributed to the New York Times Magazine, Minnesota Public Radio, the Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Minnesota Monthly, and literary journals around the country. She now divides her time between Manhattan, Minneapolis, and a tour van speeding six miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

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ISBN 13	9781524742294
ISBN 10	1524742295
Title	My Own Devices
Author	Dessa Wander
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2018-09-20
Number of pages	288
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