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“It felt like our last chance to understand him.” Tad Friend Talks to His Father About the Life He Lived

“It felt like our last chance to understand him.” Tad Friend Talks to His Father About the Life He Lived

“He’d pictured an old age lolling by the pond at the foot of his backyard.”

By Tad Friend | May 11, 2022

What Writing a Book on India Showed Me About Colonial Myths

What Writing a Book on India Showed Me About Colonial Myths

Reema Patel on Exploring South Asian Identity

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The Inspiration Behind Sara’s Law Tells Her Story

The Inspiration Behind Sara’s Law Tells Her Story

Talking to Sara Kruzan About Surviving Sex Trafficking

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Bono has finally done it. He’s written his memoir. And it’s going to be published.

Bono has finally done it. He’s written his memoir. And it’s going to be published.

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Minnie Driver on Walking Out of a (Pervy, Humiliating) Audition

Minnie Driver on Walking Out of a (Pervy, Humiliating) Audition

"Realizing there was nowhere to spit out the chocolate, I did what so many women do in the name of pleasing men, and I swallowed."

By Minnie Driver | May 10, 2022

When You Learn Your Mother Was a Serious Writer Only After She’s Gone

When You Learn Your Mother Was a Serious Writer Only After She’s Gone

Michael Bourne Remembers His Mother, Nancy Bourne, Author of Spotswood, Virginia

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What It Took to Finally Write Honestly About My Mental Illness

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Memoirs with Benefits: A Reading List of Hybrid Narratives

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Searching for the Ghosts of My Father’s Life in Hungary

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