Literature has a long history of posthumous diaries, some of which changed the world and others of which languished in anonymity. Thanks to co-authors Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil, the late Mary Rose is getting her due.
The co-authors have come together to edit Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose, a first-person story of alienation, illness, substance abuse, and youth.
The book is published by Sourcebook Fire and marks the latest collaboration between the pair behind the seminal Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk — indeed, McNeil is widely credited with coining that term. He also co-wrote I Slept With Joey Ramone about Mickey Leigh’s experience growing up in a punk family, which Leigh discussed on our show in 2010. McCain’s other work includes her books of poetry.
