Leslie Jamison

In 2014 Leslie Jamison established herself as one of the savviest and most soulful American essayists writing today. On this episode, she discusses the symbiotic relationship between memoir, journalism, and criticism in her latest collection, Make It Scream, Make It Burn. After the break, Megan speaks with writer and memoirist Nefertiti Austin, author of Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America (sponsored interview). Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week, including books by Kwame Alexander and Dawud Anyabwile, Morgan Parker, and David McCullough.