Memoir Nation
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Memoir Showers and Celebrity Pet Memoirs (WTF?)
23 mins; March 30, 2026
Rachel Eliza Griffiths on Finding the Poetry in Grief
49 mins; March 23, 2026
Janine Kovac on Getting Into Writing Residencies and Book Festivals
40 mins; March 16, 2026
Marya Hornbacher on Memoirs That Prevail
56 mins; March 09, 2026
Mimi Nichter on Finding the Courage to Tell Your Story
50 mins; March 02, 2026
Jordan Carlos on Writing Memoir as a Portal to Self-Betterment
50 mins; February 23, 2026
Sarah Aziza on Memoir as a Work of Art
57 mins; February 16, 2026
Karen Palmer on Catalyst Moments as Inspiration for Memoir
51 mins; February 09, 2026
#ReadingAfrica: A Panel with Sahra Noor, Joanne Bloch, Colleen Higgs, and Patrice Nganang
52 mins; February 02, 2026
Andre Dubus III on Responsibility, Exposure, and Harm in Memoir Writing
64 hours 38 mins; January 26, 2026
Suzette Partido on Writing About the Challenges We Face While Holding onto Hope and Possibility
48 mins; January 19, 2026
Jose Antonio Vargas on Life in a Country That Says You Don’t Belong
61 hours 50 mins; January 12, 2026
Memoir Nation Greatest Hits, 2018-2025
51 mins; January 05, 2026
Grant and Brooke on How to Keep Doing What You Say You Want to Do—and Write and Finish Your Memoir (JanYourStory Prep)
16 mins; December 29, 2025
Brooke & Grant on How to Start or Restart Your Memoir (JanYourStory Prep)
21 mins; December 22, 2025
Kamy Wicoff and Deborah Siegel-Acevedo on The Power of Community (JanYourStory Prep)
60 hours 17 mins; December 15, 2025
Laura Vanderkam on Making Time to Write (JanYourStory Prep)
31 mins; December 08, 2025
Chris Baty on The Magic of a Goal and a Deadline (JanYourStory Prep)
43 mins; December 01, 2025
Susan Orlean on Writing the Story of a Life Well Lived
45 mins; November 24, 2025
Beth Macy on Writing to Explore Why We’re So Divided
46 mins; November 17, 2025
Julie Lythcott-Haims on Writing as an Act of Service
56 mins; November 10, 2025
Julie Lythcott-Haims on Writing as an Act of Service
52 mins; November 10, 2025
E. Jean Carroll on Untold Stories That Have To Be Told
51 mins; November 03, 2025
E. Jean Carroll on Untold Stories That Have To Be Told
47 mins; November 03, 2025
Roy Wood Jr. on the Legacies We Inherit and Pass On
60 hours 16 mins; October 27, 2025
Roy Wood Jr. on the Legacies We Inherit and Pass On
56 mins; October 27, 2025
Mallary Tenore Tarpley on Writing Your Memoir When You’re Still Living the Story
44 mins; October 20, 2025
Mallary Tenore Tarpley on Writing Your Memoir When You’re Still Living the Story
40 mins; October 20, 2025
Regina Brooks on the Business of Memoir
52 mins; October 13, 2025
Regina Brooks on the Business of Memoir
49 mins; October 13, 2025
Kwame Alexander on Saying Yes!
52 mins; October 06, 2025
Kwame Alexander on Saying Yes!
55 mins; October 06, 2025
Melissa Febos on Solitude as Creative Fuel
45 mins; September 29, 2025
Melissa Febos on Solitude as Creative Fuel
48 mins; September 29, 2025
Elizabeth Crane on Point of View in Memoir
37 mins; September 22, 2025
Elizabeth Crane on Point of View in Memoir
34 mins; September 22, 2025
Roxane Gay on Memoir as Manifesto
40 mins; September 15, 2025
Roxane Gay on Memoir as Manifesto
44 mins; September 15, 2025
Jeannie Vanasco on the Mother-Daughter Relationship in Memoir
45 mins; September 08, 2025
Jeannie Vanasco on the Mother-Daughter Relationship in Memoir
48 mins; September 08, 2025
Myriam Gurba on Packing a Punch with Language
49 mins; September 01, 2025
Myriam Gurba on Packing a Punch with Language
46 mins; September 01, 2025
Carvell Wallace and Victoria Chang on Emotions and Memoir
45 mins; August 25, 2025
Carvell Wallace and Victoria Chang on Emotions and Memoir
48 mins; August 25, 2025
Amanda Knox and Lidia Yuknavitch on Reclaiming
53 mins; August 18, 2025
Amanda Knox and Lidia Yuknavitch on Reclaiming
50 mins; August 18, 2025
Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lee Wind on Championing Marginalized Characters
55 mins; August 11, 2025
Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lee Wind on Championing Marginalized Characters
52 mins; August 11, 2025
Jane Alison and Jeannine Ouellette on Craft and Form
48 mins; August 04, 2025
Jane Alison and Jeannine Ouellette on Craft and Form
45 mins; August 04, 2025
John B. King on The Career Memoir
46 mins; July 28, 2025
John B. King on The Career Memoir
49 mins; July 28, 2025
W. Kamau Bell on Creating Conversations in a Complicated, Comedic World
46 mins; July 21, 2025
W. Kamau Bell on Creating Conversations in a Complicated, Comedic World
43 mins; July 21, 2025
Jeff Hiller on The Celebrity Memoir
46 mins; July 14, 2025
Jeff Hiller on The Celebrity Memoir
42 mins; July 14, 2025
Prabal Gurang on Why No Outside Validation Is Needed
45 mins; July 07, 2025
Prabal Gurang on Why No Outside Validation Is Needed
42 mins; July 07, 2025
Molly Jong-Fast on Opening a Vein on the Page
38 mins; June 30, 2025
Molly Jong-Fast on Opening a Vein on the Page
35 mins; June 30, 2025
Jennifer Croft on How Illustrations and Photos Inform and Enhance Memoir
39 mins; June 23, 2025
Jennifer Croft on How Illustrations and Photos Inform and Enhance Memoir
43 mins; June 23, 2025
Sara Kehaulani Goo on Writing as Kuleana
40 mins; June 16, 2025
Sara Kehaulani Goo on Writing as Kuleana
36 mins; June 16, 2025
Victoria Chang on Exploring Silence
41 mins; June 09, 2025
Victoria Chang on Exploring Silence
38 mins; June 09, 2025
Elissa Altman on Permission
52 mins; June 02, 2025
Elissa Altman on Permission
48 mins; June 02, 2025
Vauhini Vara on Where Self Meets Technology
44 mins; May 26, 2025
Vauhini Vara on Where Self Meets Technology
47 mins; May 26, 2025
Amanda Knox on Reclaiming Your Story on Your Terms
54 mins; May 19, 2025
Amanda Knox on Reclaiming Your Story on Your Terms
50 mins; May 19, 2025
Nicole Graev Lipson on Self as a Fictional Character
45 mins; May 12, 2025
Nicole Graev Lipson on Self as a Fictional Character
42 mins; May 12, 2025
Jill Ciment on What It Means to Reconsider a Memoir?
35 mins; May 05, 2025
Jill Ciment on What It Means to Reconsider a Memoir?
32 mins; May 05, 2025
Grant Faulkner and Brooke Warner present: Write-Minded Is Now Memoir Nation
21 mins; April 28, 2025
Grant Faulkner and Brooke Warner present: Write-Minded Is Now Memoir Nation
22 mins; April 28, 2025
How to Read in Public, featuring Jorah LaFleur
41 mins; April 21, 2025
How to Read in Public, featuring Jorah LaFleur
44 mins; April 21, 2025
Write What You Know, featuring Betsy Lerner
43 mins; April 14, 2025
Write What You Know, featuring Betsy Lerner
40 mins; April 14, 2025
Brooke & Grant on Miranda July’s All Fours
31 mins; April 07, 2025
Brooke & Grant on Miranda July’s All Fours
32 mins; April 07, 2025
You’re Going to Have Feelings About Publishing, featuring Kate McKean
42 mins; March 31, 2025
You’re Going to Have Feelings About Publishing, featuring Kate McKean
38 mins; March 31, 2025
Shapeshifting, featuring Lidia Yuknavitch
41 mins; March 24, 2025
Shapeshifting, featuring Lidia Yuknavitch
38 mins; March 24, 2025
Writing to Save Your Life, featuring Samina Ali
39 mins; March 17, 2025
Writing to Save Your Life, featuring Samina Ali
36 mins; March 17, 2025
Hard-Won Wisdom, featuring Sari Botton
44 mins; March 10, 2025
Hard-Won Wisdom, featuring Sari Botton
41 mins; March 10, 2025
The Suburban Novel, featuring Tom Perrotta
46 mins; March 03, 2025
The Suburban Novel, featuring Tom Perrotta
49 mins; March 03, 2025
Infusing Mystery into Literary Fiction, featuring Jean Kwok
41 mins; February 24, 2025
Infusing Mystery into Literary Fiction, featuring Jean Kwok
38 mins; February 24, 2025
How to Submit, featuring Dennis James Sweeney
46 mins; February 17, 2025
How to Submit, featuring Dennis James Sweeney
43 mins; February 17, 2025
Why Scope Matters, featuring Tara Dorabji
44 mins; February 09, 2025
Why Scope Matters, featuring Tara Dorabji
47 mins; February 09, 2025