I love memoirs. I love hearing other people's stories in their own words. And, of course, I champion the idea to Share Your Stuff. 
 But what if the story you need to tell is really difficult? What if it's hard to do justice to the truth while also protecting (or not protecting) other people? My guest for this conversation is author Carmen Rita Wong and she is sharing her own 4 rules to doing this well. 
 Carmen Rita Wong's memoir is called Why Didn't You Tell Me? and is a book about secrets and identity. 
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Laura Tremaine has 10 Things To Tell You. And YOU have 10 Things To Tell. This is a show about sharing your stuff. Each episode asks a question, and you can take that prompt to your journal, to your best friend, or to social media. Let's dig deeper.

Personal Journals

Society & Culture

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

The best episodes are book episodes and I am THRILLED to be joined for this edition of Best Books Lately by an author I have read and admired for years: R. Eric Thomas
In this conversation, Eric and I discuss his new book Congratulations, The Best Is Over and also how he found his distinct writing voice. And then, of course, we each share a few of the best books we've read lately. We laugh, we fan out, and we talk about great books.
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Eric’s Best Books Lately: 
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas
Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead

Laura’s Best Books Lately:
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
The Michigan Murders by Edward Keyes
Family Family by Laurie Frankel

Related:
Stephen King Summer
Ep. 157: True Crime as Entertainment (A Victim’s Story with Amy B. Chesler)
Secret Stuff Book Club

Also Mentioned:
Abbott Elementary on ABC
Veep on HBO
The Righteous Gemstones on HBO
Dickinson on AppleTV+
Better Things on FX
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Libro.fm
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
One, Two, Three by Laurie Frankel
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead
Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead
 
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Ep 218: Best Books Lately (with author R. Eric Thomas)

How could you possibly know what you don't know? How could anyone?
Talking today about shame, grace, sarcasm, and expansiveness. 
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Sunday Stillness: How Could You Know?

I'm answering listener questions like:
Do you ever wish you'd had more kids?
Is life in LA portrayed correctly on Real Housewives?
Will you ever write another book and on what topic?

JOIN SECRET STUFF for a few more BONUS (personal) questions about money, travel, and woo-woo stuff I've tried 

It's always fun to hear what's on your mind through the questions you ask. I hope this episode also gives you a few questions to ask around your own tables.

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MENTIONED in this episode:
Ep 210: My Favorite Things (Right Now)
The walking pad I love
College sweatshirt from The Great
Nike by You 
 
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Ep 217: Ask Me Anything (Family, Hollywood, and Career Questions from YOU)

I have been following Myquillyn Smith's home decor advice online for years and am so happy to welcome her back to the show to talk about her new book HOUSE RULES.
This new book from Myquillyn (aka The Nester) is not only gorgeous, it just lays it out bare in list form: these are the "rules" to create a space you love and want to be in.
In our conversation here, we talk about our favorite house rules and I also ask her to dive deeper into some of the rules I didn't fully understand.
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BONUS: 5 House Rules To Create A Home You Love (with The Nester)

"I learned to stop praying for patience, instead pray for resolution." 
From a post by JeriLynn Clifford, aka @the_hill_country_bon_vivant on IG

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BONUS: 4 Rules For Sharing Your Story (Especially When It's Hard) with Carmen Rita Wong

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