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.
Elizabeth Lesser, CASSANDRA SPEAKS
Megan Harlan, MOBILE HOME
Ann Shen, NEVERTHELESS, SHE WORE IT
Sydney Sadick, AIM HIGH
Alisson Wood, BEING LOLITA
Elizabeth Berg, I'LL BE SEEING YOU
Christie Tate, GROUP
Rumaan Alam, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
Jenna Bush Hager, EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN ITS TIME
Brooke Hecker, LETTERS FROM MY TOOTH FAIRY
Tami Charles, ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER
Eva Chen, ROXY THE LAST UNISAURUS REX
Alyssa Milano, PROJECT CLASS PRESIDENT
Kwame Mbalia, TRISTAN STRONG DESTROYS THE WORLD
Kathie Lee Gifford, HELLO LITTLE DREAMER
Oliver Jeffers, WHAT WE'LL BUILD
Lauren Tarshis, I SURVIVED: THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
Lou Diamond Phillips, THE TINDERBOX
Kimberly Derting & Shelli Johannes, CECE LOVES SCIENCE
Sophie Blackall, IF YOU COME TO EARTH
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