Lily Koppel (born 1981) is a writer living in New York City. She is known for her books The Red Leather Diary (2008) and The Astronaut Wives Club (2013).
Maybe the '50s and '60s were more awkward because everyone knew there were things under the surface, but no one talked about them.
Americans are obsessed with wild, outlandish things. Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse, and Michael Jackson are all wild, outlandish things.
I think Americans today look at the moon and think of it like apple pie or Coca-Cola. It's American. We planted our flag there. We see ourselves in it and don't like the idea of anyone else taking over the moon.
There is something so hopeful about a diary, a journal, a new notebook, which Joan Didion and Virginia Woolf both wrote about. A blog. Perhaps we all are waiting for someone to discover us.
I'm not a space writer, obviously, but I had bought this big photo book of the moon landing. You just get attached to certain stories that don't let you go.
I've met a lot of the astronauts, which was such an incredible experience. They're all very macho guys, like fighter pilots, but then there's a mysticism about them.
John Tenniel
Brian Bonsall
Asa Larsson
Roy Haynes
Christopher Judge
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul Allen
Samia Gamal
Alex Karpovsky
Ben Sollee
Iris Murdoch
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