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Book Nook: 'Toy Fights - a Boyhood' by Don Paterson

Cover of "Toy Fights - a Boyhood" by Don Paterson

An eminent Scottish poet remembers his childhood in this brilliant memoir.

Don Paterson grew up in Dundee, Scotland. He's now a highly regarded poet and musician. In his memoir "Toy Fights-a Boyhood" Paterson takes us back to the very beginning as he tries to recall his earliest memories.

Over the years I have read a lot of memoirs. This is one of the finest ones I have ever read.

The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public LibraryClark County Public LibraryDayton Metro LibraryWright Memorial Public Library, and Tipp City Public.

Vick Mickunas is the host of Book Nook on WYSO, which he created in 1994. He has conducted more than 1,700 author interviews, from Studs Terkel to Lee Child to John Glenn. He is a book critic for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News-Sun.