In a candid interview, the novelist, essayist, and professor talks to Monica Lewinsky about finding a way to write about terrible things, doing double duty on therapy, and handling all forms of criticism. She was teaching a class about how to write about one’s trauma, and the interview is well worth reading in full at the link: So today I’m sharing an interview by Monica Lewinski (anyone remember her?) with Roxane Gay, author of Hunger, Not That Bad, Difficult Women and several more.

It’s been a kind of intense week, with weather and health issues and also keeping track of others who were in the midst of their own challenges.