Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
Arts:Books
Today I'm interviewing Michele Filgate, the editor of the anthology What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence. The collection is based on her essay published by Longreads in October 2017, right after the Harvey Weinstein story broke and the #MeToo movement took off. She started writing this essay when she was an undergraduate. What started as her trying to work through her stepfather's abuse culminated in this impactful piece she says is a really an essay about a daughter longing for a stronger and better relationship with her mother. She then recruited many others to tell their own stories. The collection is amazing. I loved talking to Michele about her own experiences, how she structured this book, her time in the literary world and how she made peace with her past.
Gina Frangello, BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN
Kristy Woodson Harvey, UNDER THE SOUTHERN SKY
Adriana Trigiani, REUNION BEACH
Jesse Q Sutanto, DIAL A FOR AUNTIES
Vince Granata, EVERYTHING IS FINE
Michaeleen Doucleff, HUNT, GATHER, PARENT
Lynn Berger, SECOND THOUGHTS
Emma Straub, ALL ADULTS HERE
Alena Dillon, THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD
Gail Crowther, THREE-MARTINI AFTERNOONS AT THE RITZ
Jessica Bruder, NOMADLAND
Alison Hammer, LITTLE PIECES OF ME
Meg Mason, SORROW AND BLISS
Kristin Van Ogtrop, DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD
Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE
Dr. Amy Shah, I'M SO EFFING TIRED
Megan Wagner Lloyd & Michelle Mee Nutter, ALLERGIC
Anne Lamott, DUSK, NIGHT, DAWN
J. Nicole Jones, LOW COUNTRY
Paula McLain, WHEN THE STARS GO DARK
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