Literature for Life: Victory Over Japan

In this episode, Jess speaks with essayist, author and teacher Natalie Serber about Ellen Gilchrist’s book of short stories, Victory Over Japan. This is a conversation about finding freedom and courage as a young woman, about the importance of playfulness in writing and the joy of being a mistake-maker. Natalie also talks about the impact Gilchrist had for her own work as an author, specifically her book of short stories titled Shout Her Lovely Name and her essay, Mirrors. Read Mirrors: https://open.substack.com/pub/memoirland/p/mirrors?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Buy a copy of Shout Her Lovely Name: https://www.natalieserber.com/book/shout-her-lovely-name/ You can find out more about Natalie’s work on her website: https://www.natalieserber.com/You can also sign up to receive Natalie’s newsletter Read, Write, Eat via Substack: https://readwriteeat.substack.com/ And follow Natalie on Instagram! @natalieserber Our host Jess is also on Instagram: @jess_bdaviesAnd sometimes she writes: www.sixhundredwordsonlife.com