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Last year, I came across an essay called “Book Publishing is Broken” by today’s podcast guest, Kathleen Schmidt .Using her... more
In this converation with memoirist Abigail Thomas, we discuss the backstory of writing Safekeeping, and that now-classic memoir was initially... more
In this episode, I talk with author, musician and audio producer Chérie Newman about her humorous experiences pet-sitting unruly critters... more
In this episode, I talk with author, professor, journalist, and rabbi Jay Michaelson. After publishing nine other books of nonfiction... more
Last fall, administrators at Gettysburg College announced the shuttering of the prestigious Gettysburg Review. This just seemed like the latest... more
Why would anyone want to jumpstart their memoir? For one thing, you’re tasked with plumbing your memory for sometimes difficult... more
In this week’s episode of The Book I Had to Write, I talk with Margo Steines, the author of Brutalities:... more
In the Season 3 launch, Jeannine Ouellette, author of the memoir The Part That Burns and creator of the Writing... more
For this final post of 2023, here’s one from the archives — perhaps the most popular episode of The Book... more
I’ve just wrapped up season 2 of The Book I Had to Write, and I hope you’ve enjoyed... more