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The Pleasure Palate
A talk with podcaster Becca Katz. Plus, the first episode of her new show about societal messages about weight and body image that are passed down…
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Sari Botton
Got a Fresh Batch of Stellar Personal Essays For You...
Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter now featuring three verticals: Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays from around the web…
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Memoir Monday
How I Survive as Writer Through Public Speaking
"High-Risk Homosexual" author Edgar Gomez on the validity of caring about money as an emerging writer, and his experience creating a new income stream…
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Edgar Gomez
Personal Essays by the (Baker's) Dozen
Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter now featuring three verticals: Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays from around the web…
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Memoir Monday
Tell Me, What Do You Think About You?
Natalie Serber surprises herself by repeating some of her mother’s regrettable choices.
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Natalie Serber
A Dozen Personal Essays to Celebrate Our Publication's New Name: "Memoir Land..."
Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter now featuring three verticals: Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays from around the web…
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Memoir Monday
Reclaiming My Late Father
After receiving a treasure trove of old photographs, Wendy L. Dodek gets a glimpse into the father she never knew.
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Wendy L Dodek
A Dozen Solid Personal Essays to Start Your Week Off Right...
Welcome to Memoir Monday—a weekly newsletter featuring the best personal essays from around the web, and a quarterly reading series, brought to you by…
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Memoir Monday
April 2023
How's the Writing Going, Cheryl Strayed?
“I love writing. I really do. Even though I often hate it at various points in the process. Learning to accept that has been so important to me.”
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Sari Botton
Fourteen Personal Essays to Remind You that You Are Human...
Welcome to Memoir Monday—a weekly newsletter featuring the best personal essays from around the web, and a quarterly reading series, brought to you by…
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Memoir Monday
What I Wish I Knew As a Younger Writer
And what I tell aspiring writers today.
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Sari Botton
A Baker's Dozen of Excellent Personal Essays...
Welcome to Memoir Monday—a weekly newsletter featuring the best personal essays from around the web, and a quarterly reading series, brought to you by…
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Memoir Monday
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