Here are some of the most popular episodes from the Memoir Nation podcast, featuring some of the best-loved memoirists of our time.
In Defense of Memoir, featuring Mary Karr
Memoir she’s known for: The Liars’ Club
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/in-defense-of-memoir/
Following Your Own Threads of Inspiration, featuring Elizabeth Gilbert
Memoir she’s known for: Eat, Pray, Love
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/following-your-own-threads-of-inspiration/
Writing without Judgment, featuring Jeannette Walls
Memoir she’s known for: The Glass Castle
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/writing-without-judgment/
Building Bridges Across Borders, featuring Luis Alberto Urrea
Memoir she’s known for: The Devil’s Highway
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/building-bridges-across-borders-featuring-luis-alberto-urrea/
Making Your Words Matter, featuring Jacqueline Woodson
Memoir she’s known for: Red at the Bone
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/making-your-words-matter/
The Art and Cost of Reckoning, featuring Kiese Laymon
Memoir he’s known for: Heavy
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-art-and-cost-of-reckoning/
The Art of Writing Forgiveness, featuring Ashley C. Ford
Memoir she’s known for: Somebody’s Daughter
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-art-of-writing-forgiveness/
Cultivating Stillness, featuring Pico Iyer
Memoir he’s known for: Autumn Light
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/cultivating-stillness/
Writing the Body and Sex in Memoir, featuring Gina Frangello
Memoir she’s known for: Blow Your House Down
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/writing-the-body-and-sex-in-memoir/
The Art of Subtext, featuring EJ Koh
Memoir she’s known for: The Magical Language of Others
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-art-of-subtext/
Following Your Calling, Even When It Comes at a Cost, featuring Jessica Valenti
Memoir she’s known for: Sex Object
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/following-your-calling/
In Celebration of the Short Form (Short Stories and Essays), featuring Pam Houston
Memoir she’s known for: Deep Creek
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/in-celebration-of-the-short-form/
Writing on the Margins, featuring Lidia Yuknavitch
Memoir she’s known for: The Chronology of Water
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/writing-on-the-margins/
Breaking Silence, featuring Terese Marie Mailhot
Memoir she’s known for: Heart Berries
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/breaking-silence/
Writing with Urgency, featuring Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Memoir he’s known for: Children of the Land
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/writing-with-urgency/
Confronting Shame, featuring Firoozeh Dumas
Memoir she’s known for: Funny in Farsi
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/confronting-shame/
The Book You Have to Write, featuring Piper Kerman
Memoir she’s known for: Orange Is the New Black
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-book-you-have-to-write/
Writing Raw (and in Pictures), featuring Mira Jacob
Memoir she’s known for: Good Talk
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/writing-raw-and-in-pictures/
Breaking the Rules to Serve Your Story, featuring Abigail Thomas
Memoir she’s known for: A Three Dog Life
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/breaking-the-rules-to-serve-your-story/
Giving Voice to Secrets, featuring Dani Shapiro
Memoir she’s known for: Inheritance
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/giving-voice-to-secrets/
Social Media—Love It or Hate It, featuring Amy Ferris
Memoir she’s known for: Marrying George Clooney
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/social-media-love-it-or-hate-it/
The Staying Power of the Mother-Daughter Story, featuring Laura Davis
Memoir she’s known for: Marrying George Clooney
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/social-media-love-it-or-hate-it/
Mining the Emotional Complexity, featuring Adrienne Brodeur
Memoir she’s known for: The Burning Light of Two Stars
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-staying-power-of-the-mother-daughter-story/
Feeling the Fear and Doing It Anyway, featuring Jennifer Pastiloff
Memoir she’s known for: On Being Human
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/feeling-the-fear-and-doing-it-anyway/
The Unreliable Narrator: Writing What You Don’t or Can’t Remember, featuring Andi Buchanan
Memoir she’s known for: The Beginning of Everything
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-unreliable-narrator/
Personal Writing as a Method for Change, featuring Michelle Tea
Memoir she’s known for: Valencia
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/personal-writing-as-a-method-for-change/
The Enduring Power of the Books That Change Our Lives, featuring Laurie Halse Anderson
Memoir she’s known for: Speak
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-enduring-power-of-the-books-that-change-our-lives/
From Bank Robber to Author to Mentor, featuring Joe Loya
Memoir he’s known for: The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/from-bank-robber-to-author-to-mentor/
On Creating New Forms in Fiction and Following What’s True, featuring Rachel Cusk
Memoir she’s known for: Aftermath
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/on-creating-new-forms-in-fiction-and-following-whats-true/
Apology and Taking Ownership Over Your Freedom, featuring of Eve Ensler
Memoir she’s known for: The Apology
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/apology-and-taking-ownership-over-your-freedom/
The Magic of Memoir, featuring Linda Joy Myers
Memoir she’s known for: Song of the Plains
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-magic-of-memoir/
Creating and Sustaining a Movement Around Your Writing, featuring Hope Edelman
Memoir she’s known for: Motherless Mothers
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/creating-and-sustaining-a-movement-around-your-writing/
How to Pursue a Traditional Book Deal, featuring Meredith May
Memoir she’s known for: The Honey Bus
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/how-to-pursue-a-traditional-book-deal/
The Artist and the Destroyer, featuring Brooke Axtell
Memoir she’s known for: Beautiful Justice
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-artist-and-the-destroyer/
The Power of Owning Your Niche, featuring Ryka Aoki
Memoir she’s known for: Seasonal Velocities
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/the-power-of-owning-your-niche/
How to Be Selfish and Finish What You Start, featuring Claire Dederer
Memoir she’s known for: Love and Trouble
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/how-to-be-selfish-and-finish-what-you-start/
Healing through Writing, featuring Francesca Lia Block
Memoir she’s known for: The Thorn Necklace
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/healing-through-writing/
Writing About Other People, featuring Kerry Cohen
Memoir she’s known for: Loose Girl
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/writing-about-other-people/
Public Speaking for Authors, featuring Betsy Graziani Fasbinder
Memoir she’s known for: Filling Her Shoes
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/public-speaking-for-authors/
How to Carve Your Own Creative Path, featuring Leigh Stein
Memoir she’s known for: Land of Enchantment
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/how-to-carve-your-own-creative-path/
Writing and Activism—Where the Pen Meets a Cause, featuring Daisy Hernández
Memoir she’s known for: A Cup of Water Under My Bed
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/writing-and-activism/
NaNo Rebels: A Walk on the Nonfiction Side, featuring Cami Ostman
Memoir she’s known for: Second Wind
Listen here: https://podcast.shewrites.com/nano-rebels-a-walk-on-the-nonfiction-side/
