Peripheral Vision: Irregular Essays from Public Radio - Softcover

David Bouchier is the award-winning essayist for National Public Radio Stations WSHU & WSUF in Fairfield, Connecticut, and hosts the Sunday afternoon classical music program “Sunday Matinee” on the same stations. For ten years he contributed a regular humor column called "Out of Order" for the Long Island section of the Sunday New York Times, and has published fiction and non-fiction in many literary and political magazines. Born in London, David has worked as a journalist, broadcaster, and college teacher on both sides of the Atlantic. His latest book of essays, A Few Well Chosen Words, was published in 2007. Other recent books include a collection of essays about life in America, The Song Of Suburbia, published in 2002 (reprinted 2007); stories of life in a French village, The Cats and the Water Bottles, also published in 2002; and Writer at Work (2005), a semi-autobiographical compendium of advice and philosophical reflections. He lives in Stony Brook, Long Island with his wife – a professor at Stony Brook University – and two non-intellectual cats. David has always divided his life between writing and teaching. He began as a print journalist in England, and later taught university there for almost twenty years. After coming to the United States in 1986 he continued to teach, and joined WSHU as a weekly commentator in 1992, becoming host of Sunday Matinée in 1996. His latest book of essays, A Few Well Chosen Words, was published in 2007. Other books include a collection of essays about life in America, The Song Of Suburbia, published in 2002 (reprinted 2007); stories of life in a French village, The Cats and the Water Bottles, also published in 2002; and Writer at Work (2005), a semi-autobiographical compendium of advice and philosophical reflections. He lives in Stony Brook, Long Island, and occasionally in France, with his wife who is a professor at SUNY Stony Brook, and two un-musical cats. He lives in Stony Brook, Long Island, and in a village near Uzès, France, with his wife who is a professor at Stony Brook University, and two resolutely un-musical cats.