Episode 64: Hester Kaplan

from Memoir Snob · host Charlie Bleecker

A conversation with the author of Twice Born: Finding My Father In The Margins Of Biography.We discuss:-The circular nature of writing a book-Deciding which details and anecdotes are relevant to the bigger story-How to write about our parents-What to do with memories that keep surfacing-The inclusion of fiction in memoir-Differences between memoir and biography-Thoughts on publishing-Books that inspired her in the writing of Twice Born

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