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.
Liz Petrone, THE PRICE OF ADMISSION
Sarah Crossan, HERE IS THE BEEHIVE
Clarissa Ward, ON ALL FRONTS
Cameron Douglas, LONG WAY HOME
Fariha Roisin, LIKE A BIRD
Christa Parravani, LOVED AND WANTED
Cecily von Ziegesar, COBBLE HILL
Bryan Washington, MEMORIAL
Dr. Jill Biden!!! SPECIAL RE-RELEASE
Alice Hoffman, MAGIC LESSONS
Susie Yang, WHITE IVY
Brit Bennett, THE VANISHING HALF
Nicole Krauss, TO BE A MAN
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, MELANIA AND ME
Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney, LORETTA LITTLE LOOKS BACK
Sophie Kinsella, LOVE YOUR LIFE
Jane Igharo, TIES THAT TETHER
Charlotte Wood, THE WEEKEND
Max Gross, THE LOST SHTETL
Sara Seager, THE SMALLEST LIGHT IN THE UNIVERSE
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