Nicola Griffith wins 2019 Washington State Book Award
Nicola Griffith’s book So Lucky is the winner of the 2019 Washington State Book Award. Congratulations, Nicola!
Cambodian-Born Author Loung Ung On Resilience And Survival
Author Loung Ung was just five years old when communist revolutionaries known as the Khmer Rouge took control of her home country of Cambodia. Nearly a quarter of the population died in the ensuing genocide. But she survived, eventually making her way to Vermont. She recently returned to her alma mater to speak with students …
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The Equal Voice Advocate features Jen Marlowe’s writing
Jen Marlowe’s writing is featured in ‘The Equal Voice Advocate’ this month. The Equal Voice Advocate is the publication of Hedgebrook. “My writing (and filmmaking) is in the service of activism, but I don’t know if that makes it activist writing.”
How to Write a Memoir
The Stranger reviews Elissa Washuta’s new book, My Body Is A Book Of Rules. “Body is a storm of fingernails and teeth and gripping, prying fingers flying at you from all directions, a hurricane of parts amounting to a person in full. No matter how prepared you think you are for Washuta, she’s sure to …
My Body Is A Book of Rules
A profile of Elissa Washuta from CityArts Magazine: “Washuta is her own harshest interrogator. It’s uncomfortable watching someone pick at a knot that took 10 years to develop, and then to realize that it’s going to take generations and many more books to process all the seemingly disparate but totally connected stuff—but My Body Is …
Elissa Washuta in Salon: I regret my Naughty Native Halloween Costume
Elissa Washuta wrote about a regrettable costume choice in Salon this week.
Loung Ung’s third memoir released today!
Author and activist Loung Ung‘s third memoir, Lulu in the Sky: A Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness, was released today! Congrats Loung!
New memoir from best-selling author Loung Ung
Concluding the trilogy that started with her bestselling memoir, First They Killed My Father, and continued with Lucky Child, Loung Ung‘s third book, Lulu in the Sky: a Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness illuminates her struggle to reconcile with her past while moving forward toward happiness. It will be released on …