Hey Boston, save the date! Nancy Barile, author of I’M NOT HOLDING YOUR COAT: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion has been invited to the Book Talk series at Boston Public Library on the theme of “Revolutionary Music.” The event is tentatively set to kick off on November 26, 2024 around 6 p.m.
“I can’t tell you what a thrill it will be to speak in this historic and hallowed building,” says Nancy.
The Boston Public Library has copies of I’M NOT HOLDING YOUR COAT available to borrow. Does your local library have the book? If not, request that they order via Follett, Baker & Taylor, or Ingram. Or just put them directly in touch with us:
I’M NOT HOLDING YOUR COAT official page
Praise for I’M NOT HOLDING YOUR COAT:
“A front row, music maniac, natural-born rebel’s memoir that highlights her participation and help in the very orchestration of the East Coast punk scene… an invaluable piece of punk rock history.” —Razorcake
“A wild ride recounted in vivid and lively detail. Barile has a clear, approachable voice that she uses to tell myriad great stories…a must-read for music history buffs, punk fans, and educators.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Her true life story is so similar to my own, where we re-live and discover in the rough decay of the 1970s city life, the color and the life of the underground gay and punk scenes. The struggle, sounds, smells and color come alive. I feel the tension as a woman navigating to find her voice.” —Cynthia Connolly, Banned in DC
“An incredibly cool personal anthology of first-hand hardcore punk history.”—Dig Boston
“A valentine to the pre-Internet punk scene…a deeply poignant read, not only for its look at an era long passed but also for what we’ve missed from live music and in-person community during the COVID-19 pandemic.”—Broad Street Review
“A coming-of-age memoir demythologizing the testosterone camaraderie so apparent on the scene as she focuses on the actual consciousness of it all—activism, killer tunes, friendship, and, most endearingly, lifelong love and respect”—Thurston Moore
