Our Family Stories Are the Bridge Between Nature <br>and Nurture

Our Family Stories Are the Bridge Between Nature
and Nurture

Lauren Fox on Writing Her Mother’s History, and Passing It
on to Her Daughters

By Lauren Fox | June 21, 2021

How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

From Rebecca Hall’s Graphic Memoir Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

By Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez | June 18, 2021

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

Jonathan Evison Walks a Mile in His Characters’ Shoes

By Jonathan Evison | June 18, 2021

My Years of Living Dangerously: On Late-Stage Catholicism, Lying, and Communion

My Years of Living Dangerously: On Late-Stage Catholicism, Lying, and Communion

Danielle Henderson Looks Back at Her Religious Upbringing

By Danielle Henderson | June 18, 2021

On the Self-Education of Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and the Insatiable Quest for Literacy

On the Self-Education of Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and the Insatiable Quest for Literacy

Brandon P. Fleming Recalls the Life-Changing Lessons of Undergrad

By Brandon P. Fleming | June 18, 2021

On My Most Embarrassing Literary Encounters (So Far)

On My Most Embarrassing Literary Encounters (So Far)

Matthew Norman Doesn’t Always Play It Cool With Famous Authors

By Matthew Norman | June 17, 2021

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Lessons in Forgiveness and Intergenerational Feminism

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The Daily Tenderness of Cooking Dinner For Family

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Ashley C. Ford on Keeping in Touch with Her Child Self

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Your Memoir Will Tick Someone Off, But Not for the Reasons You Think

Your Memoir Will Tick Someone Off, But Not for the Reasons You Think

Menachem Kaiser Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | June 17, 2021

“19-Year-Old Me Could Not Have Written This Book.” Sherry Turkle on Why Some Stories Take Time

“19-Year-Old Me Could Not Have Written This Book.” Sherry Turkle on Why Some Stories Take Time

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

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Patrick Cottrell: How Autofiction Has Taken the Pressure Off Character Transformation

Patrick Cottrell: How Autofiction Has Taken the Pressure Off Character Transformation

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | June 16, 2021

“Camp is a Sensibility.” On Susan Sontag, Extravagance, and Sexuality

“Camp is a Sensibility.” On Susan Sontag, Extravagance, and Sexuality

Amelia Abraham Considers a Queer Icon

By Amelia Abraham | June 15, 2021

On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

Brittany Ackerman on the Craft of Truth and Memory

By Brittany Ackerman | June 15, 2021

Sinéad O’Connor on Discovering Van Morrison in Her Lonely Early Days in London

Sinéad O’Connor on Discovering Van Morrison in Her Lonely Early Days in London

“There’ll be a lifetime of goodbyes. I can’t have a problem with that.”

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Up in Smoke: On Death, Identity, and a Flammable Childhood in Nigeria

Up in Smoke: On Death, Identity, and a Flammable Childhood in Nigeria

Akwaeke Emezi Considers Growing Up in the Town of Aba and the Darkness That Dwells in Memory

By Akwaeke Emezi | June 14, 2021

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