Nancy Rommelmann Explained
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| Years Active: | 1994–present |
Nancy Rommelmann is an American journalist, book reviewer, and author.
Personal life
Rommelmann and her husband, Din Johnson, have lived in Portland, Oregon since 2004.[1]
In September 2005, Rommelmann's husband, Din Johnson, opened a coffee shop, Ristretto Roasters, in Portland's Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood.[2] The shop grew into a small chain.[3]
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Books
To the Bridge, a True Story of Motherhood and Murder (2018), tells the nonfiction story of a mother in Portland, Oregon who dropped her small children off a high bridge to their death in an icy river.[7] [8]
The Bad Mother (2011), a novel, followed "a cluster of street kids in L.A. as they make catastrophically bad choices."[7] [9] A review in Reason described both Bad Mother and To the Bridge as storytelling that is "equal parts horrifying and lyrical."[7]
The Queens of Montague Street (2012) is a memoir about growing up in Brooklyn Heights in the 1970s.
Transportation (2013) is a collection of Rommelmann's short stories.[10]
Destination Gacy (2014) is an account of her cross-country journey to interview serial killer John Wayne Gacy shortly before his scheduled execution.
Rommelmann's Los Angeles Bar & Nightlife Guide (2001) is a guide to nightlife in Los Angeles.[11]
She also wrote Everything You Pretend to Know About Food And Are Afraid Someone Will Ask (1998)[12]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Rommelman . Nancy . Portlandization: It Can Happen to a Place Near You . 12 July 2019 . . 12 July 2019.
- News: Lorinczi . Seth . DAILY GRIND; Fanatical home roasters take Portland's coffee buzz to a higher level . Wilammette Week . 25 January 2006.
- News: Herron . Elise . In Op-Ed For Quillette, Nancy Rommelmann Says #MeNeither Videos Could Cause Ristretto Roasters to Go Out of Business . 14 July 2019 . Willamette Week . 19 February 2019.
- News: Herron . Elise . Portland Author and Wife of Ristretto Roasters Owner Sparks Controversy With YouTube Videos Discrediting Prominent Sexual Assault Survivors . Willamette Week . January 10, 2019.
- News: Acker . Lizzy . #MeNeither YouTube videos create backlash for Portland coffee company . The Oregonian . 10 January 2019.
- News: Acker . Lizzy . Ristretto Roasters in Northwest Portland closes as #MeNeither controversy simmers . 14 July 2019 . The Oregonian . 7 February 2019.
- News: Mangu-Ward . Katherine . To the Bridge . . October 2018.
- News: Baker . Jeff . Revisiting a mother's devastating crime . . 1 July 2018.
- News: Mirk . Sarah . The Bad Mother (book review) . . 21 April 2011.
- News: Baker . Jeff . Podcasts give book culture a shot in the arm . The Oregonian . 27 January 2013.
- News: Genn . Roman . Gallery; Barhopping in Hollywood with Nancy Rommelmann, author of 'Rommelmann's Los Angeles Bar & Nightlife Guide' . . 4 July 2001.
- News: McPherson . Heather . 2 Great Books That Don't Need to Use Name-calling (book review) . McPhersonReview . 30 April 1998.
