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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.”

By Sinéad O'Connor | June 14, 2021

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

Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

Remembering Mark Baumer: Barefoot Walker, Poet, Climate Activist, Friend

Claire Donato on the Writing and Ethos of Someone to Be Remembered

By Claire Donato | June 10, 2021

How Audre Lorde’s Genre-Blurring <em>Zami</em> Spoke My Truth Into Existence

How Audre Lorde’s Genre-Blurring Zami Spoke My Truth Into Existence

Jamika Ajalon on Biomythography, Friendships, and Queer Identity

By Jamika Ajalon | June 10, 2021

Finding Home by the Water, from the Mekong Delta to Coney Island

Finding Home by the Water, from the Mekong Delta to Coney Island

Ly Tran: “Water was always everywhere. And we accepted it. We exalted it. We prayed to it.”

By Ly Tran | June 10, 2021

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The Unexpected Pleasures of Being a Late Bloomer, in Motherhood and Writing

By E.J. Levy | June 10, 2021

When a Thriller Feels More Personal to Write Than Your Own Memoir

When a Thriller Feels More Personal to Write Than Your Own Memoir

Paula McLain Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | June 10, 2021

Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

Aminatta Forna Moves Through a Cultural and Personal History of Sleeplessness

By Aminatta Forna | June 9, 2021

“My Life is Quite Gay.” A Queer Memoir Reading List

“My Life is Quite Gay.” A Queer Memoir Reading List

John Paul Brammer on LGBTQ+ Stories That Guided
His Life and Writing

By John Paul Brammer | June 8, 2021

The Struggle with Mental Health Behind Bars

The Struggle with Mental Health Behind Bars

Quntos KunQuest on Navigating Life in Prison

By Quntos KunQuest | June 8, 2021

Traversing the Most Dangerous Region of the Coast of Norway (On a Cruise Ship)

Traversing the Most Dangerous Region of the Coast of Norway (On a Cruise Ship)

Chaney Kwak on Freelance Writing, Boredom, and Too Much Excitement

By Chaney Kwak | June 8, 2021

Audacity, Elegance, and the Vulgarity of Garlic: On My Dinner with Giorgio Armani

Audacity, Elegance, and the Vulgarity of Garlic: On My Dinner with Giorgio Armani

Alexander Lobrano Recounts an Eye-Opening Evening with the Exalted Fashion Designer

By Alexander Lobrano | June 7, 2021

On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

M. Leona Godin Considers Homer, Borges, and the Large Gap Between Metaphorical and Practical

By M. Leona Godin | June 7, 2021

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