Tag Archives: The Widower’s Notebook

Lily (from the The Widower’s Notebook)

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Jonathan

For NATIONAL CAT DAY I could not think of anything better than posting this drawing I made of my last cat, Lily, along with this excerpt about her from my memoir THE WIDOWER’S NOTEBOOK (Penguin Books). It’s a bit long but… Beside Joy’s main closet Read more…

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Events for The Last Mona Lisa

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Jonathan

Event Time Place Adriana Trigiani Facebook Live (virtual event) Tuesday, August 10, 2021 6:00 pm (ET) Adriana Trigiani Live link here Jonathan Santlofer in conversation with Joyce Carol Oates (virtual event) Wednesday, August 11, 2021 8:00 pm (ET) Harvard Bookstore / Politics & Prose / Read more…

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Author Interviews: Jonathan Santlofer

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Jonathan

 Five years ago, author and artist Jonathan Santlofer was at home with his wife, food writer Joy Santlofer, when Joy began feeling feverish. Joy, who had undergone outpatient surgery the day before for a torn meniscus in her knee, called her doctor’s office and Read more…

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When It Comes to Grief and Loss

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Jonathan

Sometimes the thing you least want to do becomes the very thing that touches other people most. I never wanted to write The Widowers Notebook, a book that chronicles my wife, Joy’s sudden death. I resisted writing it, then resisted publishing it. I told myself Read more…

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On the Road – Views from The Widower’s Notebook Tour

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Jonathan

Still on the road and meeting such great audiences for The Widower’s Notebook. Please check out the latest pics from my travels.

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Pop Matters – Compassionately Explores How Men Are Allowed to Grieve

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Jonathan

  It’s a tough balancing act when an artist enters the realm of grief, especially when it’s a true story. Suppose that the real lesson of life is that it’s a logically sequenced collection of losses: innocence, money, possessions, or (in the case of this Read more…

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The New Yorker: Briefly Noted

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Jonathan

“The Widower’s Notebook, by Jonathan Santlofer (Penguin). In this memoir, a novelist and artist contends with the sudden death of his wife. Santlofer adds new insights to the familiar genre of the grief memoir by exploring the ways in which men are expected to handle Read more…

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The Moth: Becoming an Artist with Jonathan Santlofer and Bob Khosravi

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Jonathan

  In this week’s episode, two stories of artists breaking through and perfecting their craft. Jonathan Santlofer’s tragedy has unexpected benefits. Bob Khosravi’s wit and a war of words bridges a cultural divide. Listen to full podcast here

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Lit Hub: On Men and Grief: Dispatches from my Book Tour

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Jonathan

A hand goes up from the back of the room. It is an unexpected full house in a southern bookstore where I have been invited to talk about my memoir, The Widower’s Notebook. The man, late middle age, salt and pepper hair, says, “My best Read more…

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Vasari 21 Radio: Interview with Jonathan Santlofer

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Jonathan

When his wife of four decades died suddenly five years ago, Jonathan Santlofer entered a landscape all of us will face sooner or later: the terrain of wrenching and heartbreaking loss. In his memoir published last month by Penguin Books, the artist-turned-novelist describes the days, Read more…

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