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E. Jean Carroll on Writing on Trial

E. Jean Carroll on Writing on Trial

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | November 3, 2025

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s Iliad

Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

On Morals, Ethics, and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Story Ripped-From-the-Headlines

On Morals, Ethics, and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Story Ripped-From-the-Headlines

Darrow Farr on Patty Hearst, Exploitation, and Writing Other People's Traumas

By Darrow Farr | May 29, 2025

The Systemic Sexual Violence Hidden in Plain Sight During America’s Slave Trade

The Systemic Sexual Violence Hidden in Plain Sight During America’s Slave Trade

Kali Gross on Slave Owners' Sadism, the Moral Connotations of Skin Colors to Europeans, and Legalized Assault

By Kali Gross | October 4, 2024

Facing That Which Haunts You: Ethel Rohan on Writing About Grief

Facing That Which Haunts You: Ethel Rohan on Writing About Grief

“For most of my life, I’ve suffered in shame and silence while the men who hurt me got away scot-free.”

By Ethel Rohan | April 18, 2024

More Than “Friendless” or “Fallen...” Giving Voice to the Women Who Misbehaved in History

More Than “Friendless” or “Fallen...” Giving Voice to the Women Who Misbehaved in History

Kelly E. Hill on Women Defying Societal Norms in the Nineteenth Century

By Kelly E. Hill | April 12, 2024

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Fictionalizing Real Trauma as a Means of Healing

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You Too? Kim DeRose on Telling and Retelling Stories of Sexual Assault

By Kim DeRose | September 28, 2023

At the Heart of My Novel Was The Story I Could Never Write

By Daisy Alpert Florin | May 19, 2023

“There is Harm In Not Talking About It.” On the Power of Sharing Trauma Narratives

“There is Harm In Not Talking About It.” On the Power of Sharing Trauma Narratives

Novelist Lynne Reeves Griffin Talks to Michelle Bowdler, Author of Is Rape a Crime?

By Lynne Reeves Griffin and Michelle Bowdler | January 19, 2023

Trauma Spoken and Unspoken: How Francophone Women Writers Tackle Sexual Violence

Trauma Spoken and Unspoken: How Francophone Women Writers Tackle Sexual Violence

Dr. Dominique Carlini-Versini on French Literature In The #MeToo Era

By Dr. Dominique Carlini-Versini | September 2, 2022

On Assault, Memoir, Justice, and Time: A Conversation with Stephen Mills and Lacy Crawford

On Assault, Memoir, Justice, and Time: A Conversation with Stephen Mills and Lacy Crawford

“It’s a lot to ask of a reader, to bear witness to the pain of a child.”

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2022

Oklahoma public library’s sexual content ban also cuts abuse prevention program and Pride displays.

Oklahoma public library’s sexual content ban also cuts abuse prevention program and Pride displays.

By Eliza Smith | April 20, 2022

The Impossible, Crucial Task of Teaching About Rape as a Survivor

The Impossible, Crucial Task of Teaching About Rape as a Survivor

Emily Van Duyne on Navigating Stories that Institutions Ignore

By Emily Van Duyne | April 18, 2022

Why So Many Survivors Choose Not to Report Sexual Assault to the Police

Why So Many Survivors Choose Not to Report Sexual Assault to the Police

Alexandra Brodsky on the False Assumptions We Make About the Criminal Justice System

By Alexandra Brodsky | August 24, 2021

The Challenge of Fictionalizing Sexual Assault

The Challenge of Fictionalizing Sexual Assault

Alena Dillon on Writing About USA Gymnastics

By Alena Dillon | April 22, 2021

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