Memoir Land
Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #138 (opens the original)
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Birthday Cake (opens the original)
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #147: Lana Lin (opens the original)
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Since 2010, in various publications, I’ve interviewed authors—mostly memoirists—about aspects of writing and publishing. Initially I did this for my own edification, as someone who was struggling to find the courage and support to write and publish <a href="https://b
"Memoir Monday" Personal Essay Roundup 9/28/26 (opens the original)
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Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter edited by , now featuring four verticals:Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays from around the web brought to you by Narratively, The Rumpus, Granta, Guernica, Oldster Magazine, Literary Hub</a
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 243: Judy Sandler (opens the original)
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Since 2010, in various publications, I’ve interviewed authors—mostly memoirists—about aspects of writing and publishing. Initially I did this for my own edification, as someone who was struggling to find the courage and support to write and publish <a href="https://b
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