In the News
- Lisa was on WBEZ’s show Eight Forty-Eight to talk about A Boy Named Shel.
- Here’s a review from the November 15th, 2007 issue of Library Journal:
Rogak, Lisa. A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin’s. Nov. 2007. c.256p. index. ISBN 978-0-312-35359-9. $24.95. LIT
“Rogak has written more than 40 books, including the recent The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown. Her latest book is the first ever biography of Shel Silverstein, the remarkable, unorthodox, and very private man who authored such childhood favorites as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and The Giving Tree. But few people know he also penned the song A Boy Named Sue, made famous by Johnny Cash, as well as other country and folk song hits, and collaborated in screenwriting and playwriting. In fact, Silverstein excelled in every artistic outlet to which he put his hand. Consulting many sources, among them Silverstein’s friends; radio interviews; and newspaper, journal, and magazine articles, Rogak thoughtfully reconstructs the artist’s life. She includes exhaustive notes and lists of Silverstein’s books, albums, movie scores, plays, and screenplays. An authoritative and accessible biography, absorbing from cover to cover; recommended for all school, public, and academic libraries. (Index not seen.)”
— Mark Alan Williams, Library of Congress
