Season 6 · Episode 88
The Truth About Memoirs
Susan Swan's Big Girls Don't Cry
Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast · Linda Morra
September 18, 202523m 8s
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Show Notes
In this episode, Linda examines the resurgence of the memoir, and what readers expect - and what she expects - when we pick one up. While the first part of the episode examines the features and history of the memoir, the last part is devoted to the wonderful new memoir by Susan Swan, Big Girls Don't Cry. Highlights of this episode include:
- Giller prize long list (.45 sec)\
- Lucy Knight and The Salt Path Scandal (1.11)
- James Fray A Million Little Pieces (3.35)
- Frederick Philip Grove, In Search of Myself (3:30)
- The “truth” of memoir (5:44)
- Difference between memoir and autobiography (7:34)
- Julie Rak and her scholarly book, Boom! (6:12; 8:55)
- Guernica Press, Eva Krakow, Voice Lessons (11:52)
- ECW Press and a list of its published memoirs (13:00)
- Random House and their list of memoirs (12:03, reference to Minelle Mahtani, 12:08)
- Atwood and her new memoir, Book of Lives (13:35)
- Philippe Lejeune & the autobiographical pact (9:56)
- Betty Friedan, The Problem that Has No Name (19:09)
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