This week's guest on In Her Room is writer and pop culture thought-provoker Laura Bogart. We discuss the importance of sticking to the work, showing up to hard topics, and so much more. 

Writing is about giving a voice to my younger self, who did not have [one].

Laura's website
Laura on Twitter
"Dormancy" :: Laura's essay on The Rumpus
"Into the Arena" :: Laura's Hunger Games essay on The Nervous Breakdown
"Empathy for Chrissie Hynde" :: Laura's essay in SPIN Magazine

Mary Gaitskill :: "On Not Being a Victim" (pdf) 
Dorothy Allison
Joyce Carol Oates
Cheryl Strayed
Tori Amos
Sarah Hepola
Sonia Saraiya :: "The Truth About TV's Rape Obsession"