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Memoir Isn’t Dead (and Never Will Be) with Rachel Kramer Bussel


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This week, I chat with Rachel Kramer Bussel—editor, essayist, and founder of Open Secrets Magazine—about a lifelong love of reading, writing and editing.  Listen to hear about:

  • How memoirs allow readers to experience others' lives in highly personal ways
  • Rachel’s journey from editing 70+ erotica anthologies to building a personal essays literary magazine
  • How “ordinary” lives still make compelling, meaningful essays
  • The behind-the-scenes reality of running a submission-based publication
  • The emotional and ethical tightrope of writing about real people, relationships, and personal struggles
  • Rachel's "Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to ban books" T-shirt

    Books We Talked About

    I'm Glad My Mom Died — Jennette McCurdy

    King of Ashes — S. A. Cosby

    Razorblade Tears — S. A. Cosby

    Camouflage — Heather Sweeney

    Hologram Boyfriends — Mike Albo

    Somebody I Used to Know — Wendy Mitchell

    Agorafabulous — Sara Benincasa

    Actress of a Certain Age — Jeff Hiller

    Do What Godmother Says — L. S. Stratton

    Adult Braces — Lindy West

    Strangers — Belle Burden

    Famesick — Lena Dunham

    Destroy this House – Amanda Uhle

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    Other Co-hosts On Instagram:

    Gare Billings @gareindeedreads

    Steph Lauer @books.in.badgerland

    Halley Sutton @halleysutton25

    Brian Watson @readingwithbrian

    MacKenzie Green @missusa2mba

     

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