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The Best of the Book Nook: 'Journals' by Kurt Cobain, an interview with editor Julie Grau

This book went straight to #1.

Kurt Cobain became famous as the leader of the Seattle grunge band Nirvana. He ultimately could not handle the fame or the pain or the drugs. In 1994 he killed himself. In November 2002 his journals were issued as a book. It became an instant best-seller. I spoke to Julie Grau, the editor who acquired Cobain's journals for Riverhead Books.

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.