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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

By Reema Patel | May 11, 2022

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

By Cori Thomas | May 11, 2022

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.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2022

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

By Michael Bourne | May 6, 2022

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What It Took to Finally Write Honestly About My Mental Illness

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The Girl Who Left, The Woman Who Stayed: Finding Georgia O’Keeffe in a Small Southern Town

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Parenting 101: Does “Because I Said So” Ever Really Work?

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Scott Hershovitz on Figuring Out Power and Authority with Kids

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Memoirs with Benefits: A Reading List of Hybrid Narratives

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Courtney Maum Recommends Memoirs That Seesaw from Past to Present, Personal to Universal

By Courtney Maum | May 4, 2022

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

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

Karen Winn on Traveling Overseas to Find the Parent She Had Lost

By Karen Winn | May 4, 2022

Why Queer Stories Deserve Happy Endings

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Susie Dumond on Positive Role Models

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