Let's Talk Memoir

Episode 118 ft. Jessica Buchanan

Brooke Warner
Jessica Buchanan joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her capture by pirates in Somalia in 2011 and how her life’s trajectory was irrevocably changed, taking back power, holding space for our stories, showing up for one another as writers, demystifying the publishing process, celebrating our wins, book branding and building platform, not being paralyzed by perfection, her boutique nontraditional press Soul Speak Press and her anthology series From Deserts to Mountaintops.

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Episode 255 ft. Dr. Kara Zivin

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Episode 254 ft. Nicole Walker

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