Restrung

“A memoir of growing up, loss, and the expressive power of rock music … Readers, especially Gen Xers who turn to music for connection and expression, will savor this book.”—Kirkus Reviews“Rich in heart and musical soul, Restrung is a moving call to reimagine fatherhood in a new key—one that sings instead of stifles. A joy to read, the viscerality of music in Fogelson’s life is a compass we can all use for navigation.”—Holly Gleason, New York Times best-selling co-author of Heart Life Music“Underneath the memoir’s twinned reflections on Fogelson’s discovery of the rock scene and on his young fatherhood, Restrung throbs with the bassline of what it means to become a man.”—Hilary Zaid, author of Paper is White and Forget I Told You This“A compelling memoir of a young urban music fan diving headlong into the passion and pathos of rock ‘n’ roll.”—Jim White, Pushcart Prize winner and musician“Written with emotional exactitude and soulful narrative precision, Restrung is a deeply affecting, cross-generational book about fatherhood and loss, but it’s also about how music is the connective tissue that binds us all together … An engaging memoir about fathers, sons and how the things we never say are louder than the things we hear, this is powerful and unreasonably brilliant work.”—Alex Green, Host of Stereo Embers the Podcast

Matt Fogelson is a writer and former lawyer whose true passion is music, primarily of the classic rock variety. His Substack, Fine Tuning, blends personal storytelling with a love for the music that makes sense of life, centering on new artists and the intersection of music and parenting. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scary Mommy, and NPR. Matt resides in Oakland, California.

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