For the full essay, see it on The Rumpus. Originally published on February 18, 2016. — A friend posted a picture of me from her wedding, and all I can see is my stomach. I’m with friends, wearing goofy hats for the photo booth,
For the full interview, see it on Fiction Advocate. Originally published on February 15, 2016. — Susan Southard’s first book, Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War, was a New York Times editors’ choice and named a best book of the year by the Washington Post,
I wrote about my goal to read 50 books by women in 2015 for Wellesley Underground! Not only did I write about my experience, but I also some how managed to list my TOP TWELVE FAVORITE BOOKS that I read last year. Need some reading
For the full interview, see it on Fiction Advocate. Originally published on December 14, 2015. — In the ninth of her series of interviews with women who write nonfiction, E.B. Bartels speaks with historian and writer Nancy Hewitt. Nancy Hewitt has authored, co-authored, and edited
For the full essay, see it on The Rumpus. Originally published on November 5, 2015. — Save three stray years, I have lived in Massachusetts my entire life. It’s a small state, and running into people I know is rarely a surprise. Sitting on
For the full interview, see it on Fiction Advocate. Originally published on November 4, 2015. — In the eighth of her series of interviews with women who write nonfiction, E.B. Bartels chats with prolific author Patricia Beard. Patricia Beard has written nine books of nonfiction,
In all the insanity of the past two weeks, I completely neglected to mention that the October edition of Non-Fiction by Non-Men went up ten days ago! For the full interview, see it on Fiction Advocate. Originally published on October 14, 2015. -- In the
Believe it or not, it's already been three months since the last check-in on my 2015 reading challenge, and I must admit that I'm struggling a little over here. As you can see, I'm a few days late posting this––both
For the full interview, see it on Fiction Advocate. Originally published on September 14, 2015. — In the sixth of her series of interviews with women who write nonfiction, E.B. Bartels speaks with bestselling memoirist and opinion writer Jennifer Finney Boylan. Jennifer Finney Boylan’s memoir, She’s
Today was a great day for women who write nonfiction. Not only did Fiction Advocate publish the September edition of Non-Fiction by Non-Men today, featuring my interview with Jennifer Finney Boylan (more on that later), but I also heard Mary Karr speak about her new book The Art of