Oh The Glory Of It All
Author: Sean Wilsey
“A memoir, at its heart, is written in order to figure out who you are,” writes Sean Wilsey, and indeed, Oh the Glory of it All is compelling proof of his exhaustive personal quest. It’s no surprise that as a kid in the ’80s, Wilsey found similarities between his own life and his beloved Lord of the Rings and Star Wars–his journey was fraught with unnerving characters too….Read More
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