Mike Lindgren
Professional/Personal Overview
Expert, idiosyncratic writer and interviewer with interests in literature, poetry, rock'n'roll, baseball, visual art. Former book editor and bookseller; critic, musician, poet, and painter.
Work Info
Expertise
Sales Person
7 Years
Editor
10 Years
Writer
7 Years
Specialty
Books & Literature
12 Years
Arts & Humanities
12 Years
Music
11 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
16 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
L Magazine ((6-10), Rain Taxi (1-2), Brooklyn Rail (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Penguin Books (3-5), Becker & Meyer Books (1-2), ReZoom LLC (1-2)
Other Work History
Bookseller, Coliseum Books
Events Coordinator, Tudor Bookshop
Managing Editor, Zoland Books
Assistant Editor, Academic Press
Foreign Language Skills
French
References
Ron Kolm, Coliseum Books, 718 721 0946
Daniel Mayland, Author, 215 412 3669
Rolald Pease, Editor, 603 643 4787
Associations
Editorial Freelancers Association
Wyoming Valley League of Artists
Other
Extensive knowledge of popular culture, music, and art. I'm a poet and a musician and a painter. BA English cum laude Dartmouth College 1990.
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license.
Work Samples
book reviews
Of Song and Water
(KGB Bar Lit website, 6/1/2007)
Ambivalent review of Joseph Coulson's second novel Of Song and Water
(KGB Bar Lit website, 6/1/2007)
Ambivalent review of Joseph Coulson's second novel Of Song and Water
The Shape of Things To Come
(Rain Taxi (online edition), 10/1/2006)
Review of cultural critic Greil Marcus's The Shape of Things To Come, a poetic meditation on the American zeitgeist
(Rain Taxi (online edition), 10/1/2006)
Review of cultural critic Greil Marcus's The Shape of Things To Come, a poetic meditation on the American zeitgeist
Is Klosterman Killing New Journalism?
(L Magazine, 7/5/2005)
Scathing review of Chuck Klosterman's book Killing Yourself To Live
(L Magazine, 7/5/2005)
Scathing review of Chuck Klosterman's book Killing Yourself To Live
music reviews
Waterloo to Anywhere
(L Magazine, 4/11/2005)
Largely positive review of Carl Barat's band Dirty Pretty Things debut album; review mourns premature breakup of Barat's previous band, UK combo Libertines
(L Magazine, 4/11/2005)
Largely positive review of Carl Barat's band Dirty Pretty Things debut album; review mourns premature breakup of Barat's previous band, UK combo Libertines
The Alternative to Love
(L Magazine, 3/6/2005)
Review of Detroit singer Brendan Benson's album THE ALTERNATIVE TO LOVE; praises Benson for eclectic musicianship while acknowledging lightweight nature of material
(L Magazine, 3/6/2005)
Review of Detroit singer Brendan Benson's album THE ALTERNATIVE TO LOVE; praises Benson for eclectic musicianship while acknowledging lightweight nature of material
Contact Info
Michael Lindgren
210 E 29 St 2A
New York, NY 10016
USA
Tel: 212 481 6488
Email: mike_lindgren
yahoo.com
Website: http://www.mikelindgren.com
210 E 29 St 2A
New York, NY 10016
USA
Tel: 212 481 6488
Email: mike_lindgren
yahoo.comWebsite: http://www.mikelindgren.com