7 Autobiographies and Memoirs That Remind Us of the Messiness of Memory

7 Autobiographies and Memoirs That Remind Us of the Messiness of Memory

Whitney Otto Recommends Langston Hughes,
Gertrude Stein, and More

By Whitney Otto | March 31, 2021

Melissa Febos on the Uses of the Word “Slut”

Melissa Febos on the Uses of the Word “Slut”

“Oh, was I ever a messy child. A real slut in the making.”

By Melissa Febos | March 30, 2021

A Room of One’s Own Sounds Great... But What If You're a Mom?

A Room of One’s Own Sounds Great... But What If You're a Mom?

Ilona Bannister on the Fantasy of Compartmentalization

By Ilona Bannister | March 30, 2021

What It Means to Choose Whiteness

What It Means to Choose Whiteness

Marcos Gonsalez on Racism, Violence, and Innocence

By Marcos Gonsalez | March 30, 2021

Bridged: How the Art of Writing Can Close the Divide Between Worlds

Bridged: How the Art of Writing Can Close the Divide Between Worlds

Jennifer De Leon on Mother-Daughter Relationships and the Power of Memory

By Jennifer De Leon | March 29, 2021

The Fearless Truthtelling of Harriet Ann Jacobs

The Fearless Truthtelling of Harriet Ann Jacobs

Tiya Miles on Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

By Tiya Miles | March 29, 2021

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A Tale of Three Diaries: On Destroyed Landscapes and Lost Narratives

By Erika Kobayashi | March 29, 2021

Everyday Horrors: Life at the Intersection of Art and Death

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The Wild and Elemental City: Finding Life in Pandemic
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When You Take a Sailing Trip for Novel Research and It’s a Total Disaster

When You Take a Sailing Trip for Novel Research and It’s a Total Disaster

Amity Gaige Nearly Gets Lost at Sea

By Amity Gaige | March 24, 2021

The Art of Belief: On Talking to the Dead in Lily Dale

The Art of Belief: On Talking to the Dead in Lily Dale

Laura Maylene Walter Considers the Future of the Living

By Laura Maylene Walter | March 23, 2021

Coming of Age in a Struggling Berkeley Bookstore

Coming of Age in a Struggling Berkeley Bookstore

Nicola DeRobertis-Theye on Finding Community Working at University Press Books

By Nicola DeRobertis-Theye | March 23, 2021

Learning to Go With the Flow, in Rafting and in Writing

Learning to Go With the Flow, in Rafting and in Writing

Andrew J. Graff on the Hard Work of Staying Loose

By Andrew J. Graff | March 23, 2021

On Fighting For Space in the Literary World as a Black Canadian Writer

On Fighting For Space in the Literary World as a Black Canadian Writer

Cheryl Thompson is Grateful for the Wisdom of Toni Morrison

By Cheryl Thompson | March 22, 2021

On Navigating a Polyglot’s Life Between Bangla and English

On Navigating a Polyglot’s Life Between Bangla and English

Saikat Majumdar Finds a Home for His Multilingual Identity on the Stage

By Saikat Majumdar | March 22, 2021

Our Memories, Ourselves: On Getting an Unexpected Note from a Childhood Bully

Our Memories, Ourselves: On Getting an Unexpected Note from a Childhood Bully

Sofia Lundberg Considers How the Past is Always Shaping Our Futures

By Sofia Lundberg | March 22, 2021

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