Broadway Books was able to host an intimate gathering of Emilly Prado’s supporters and fans on Wednesday, February 23rd to celebrate her 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Award-winning Funeral for Flaca. It was wonderful to come together again and see people acknowledging and partaking in Emilly’s achievements. The flowers and praise she received were definitely much deserved. The festivities started off with …
I’ve been asked a handful of times in the last couple of weeks: “How do you know Cheryl Strayed?” Here’s the short version, spoken by Cheryl: “In some interesting way it was your mother who brought us together, through my mother. They were the original contact. I wrote in The Sun about how much I …
“A really good, honest confessional essay works a little like hypnotism. Its language is direct and rhythmic. It makes you focus. And even if at first you think, ‘I can’t believe the author is telling me this,’ eventually it convinces you to want to be as brave and open as the author. After reading just …
