Let's Talk Memoir

Episode 38 ft. Maggie Smith

Brooke Warner

Maggie Smith joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about having and holding boundaries in our work and in our lives, trusting our instincts as writers, taking risks, telling the truth as we know it, allowing our material to dictate form, how our work changes over time, and her highly anticipated memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful.

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Episode 207 ft. Shigeko Ito

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Episode 206 ft. Leslie Johansen Nack

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