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.
Jenny Lawson, BROKEN (IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY)
Julie Metz, EVA AND EVE
Donna Freitas, THE NINE LIVES OF ROSE NAPOLITANO
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, GOOD COMPANY
Dawnie Walton, THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV
Sanjena Sathian, GOLD DIGGERS
Judy Batalion, THE LIGHT OF DAYS
Jessica Winter, THE FOURTH CHILD
Tamara Winfrey Harris, DEAR BLACK GIRL
Sherry Turkle, THE EMPATHY DIARIES
Ilona Bannister, WHEN I RAN AWAY
Patric Richardson, LAUNDRY LOVE: FINDING JOY IN A COMMON CHORE
James Brown, APOLOGY TO THE YOUNG ADDICT
Dave Eggers, WE BECAME JAGUARS
Vijay Vad, BACK RX
Arianna Huffington & Marina Khidekel, YOUR TIME TO THRIVE
Chris Whitaker, WE BEGIN AT THE END
Alan Silberberg, MEET THE MATZAH
Tracey Cox, GREAT SEX STARTS AT 50
Alexander Nemerov, FIERCE POISE
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