Lydia Kiesling is a writer based in San Francisco, CA. Lydia’s debut novel, The Golden State, is a lot of things: a road trip story, an intimate portrayal of young parenthood, a portrait of a far-Northern California community, and more. In our conversation, Lydia and I talked about The Golden State, her nonfiction writing, and the relationship between the two forms. We also discussed the ephemerality of parenting experiences, the power of nostalgia, and what rural California is like. Then in the second segment, Lydia chose as her topic the lives of Marshall and Phyllis Hodgson.

(Conversation recorded February 12, 2019.)

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Show Notes:

• Lydia Kiesling
• Lydia Kiesling - The Golden State: Publisher | IndieBound | B&N
• Lydia Kiesling - Other Writing
• Lydia Kiesling - “Becoming a Woman Who Yells at Her Children”
• Lydia Kiesling - “What I Want to Hand Down to My Daughters, and What I Don’t”
• Lydia Kiesling - “What Does Being Pregnant Feel Like? Part I”
• Electric Literature - “Lydia Kiesling’s ‘The Golden State’ Tackles the Hardships of Motherhood and Immigration”
• State of Jefferson
• Marshall Hodgson
• Lydia Kiesling - “Letter of Recommendation: The Life of Marshall Hodgson”
• Lorenzo’s Oil
• Rachel Syme
• Rachel Syme - Adventuress
• Joyce Johnson - Minor Characters
• Keep the Channel Open - Episode 38: Brandon Taylor
• WAVES
• Anne Morrison Welsh - Held in the Light
• Isabella Hammad - The Parisian

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