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"Reading Soter's essays is like spending an afternoon with an uncle at a Manhattan diner, drinking coffee and savoring stories the listener has probably heard before but still finds enjoyable... [Disappearing Act is] perfect for passing time on an uptown subway ride." KIRKUS REVIEWS Tom Soter's follow-up to OVERHEARD ON A BUS (which former ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY critic Tom Sinclair called "humorous and heart-wrenching") is, in critic Ian Prior's words, "proof that the New York-based writer isn't a one-shot deal when it comes to penning his memoirs. As in BUS, many of the essays in DISAPPEARING ACT focus on the extended Soter clan and are a mix of funny, touching, and revealing [tales]. But this time around the writing is far more muscular, the gems far more populous. Highlights include "The Heat Is On," which lays bare the author's father, George's obsessiveness and playfulness, as he tries to wring satisfaction from the publisher of a celebrated magazine (watch for echoes in "War Is Peace," about the son's battle with an Amazon client - one essay that probably should've been a tad shorter). The titular story, "Disappearing Act," shines a light, both amusing and tragic, on Effie, Soter's beloved mom, as she sinks further into Alzheimer's and is found in the early hours at the door of a former residence. The stand-out essay is surely "I'm Still Standing," wherein Soter reveals his own struggle with disease and the nightmare of a doctor who first diagnosed him. If BUS whetted the appetite, ACT is the full course meal that follows. Highly recommended."
About the Author: Tom Soter is a writer, editor, and improv teacher. He has written for Entertainment Weekly, Diversion, Backstage, The New York Observer, Empire, and countless other magazines and newspapers. He was the managing editor of Firehouse magazine from 1978 to 1981, and since 1982, he has been an editor at Habitat magazine, the definitive publication for boards of cooperatives and condominiums in New York City. He has authored six other books (most available from Amazon): BOND AND BEYOND, a study of spy movies and television programs; INVESTIGATING COUPLES, a look at the connections among three series THE THIN MAN, THE AVENGERS, and THE X-FILES (with exclusive interviews with Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman); SOME THOUGHTS AND SOME PHOTOS, a memoir; OVERHEARD ON A BUS, a collection of essays; A DOCTOR AND A PLUMBER IN A ROWBOAT, a book on improvisation, co-authored with Carol Schindler; and THE WHOLE CATASTROPHE, a book about George Soter, co-authored with George. He also wrote and edited the DVD documentary SENSE & NONSENSE, about improvisation (available from Amazon). He currently produces and performs in the Sunday Night Improv comedy jam, which he has run since 1993, and has been teaching improv since 1987. He lives with his partner, Christine, in New York City.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781502713353
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1502713357
  • Publisher Date: 04 Oct 2014
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 212
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 340 gr


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