This event features No Contact: Writers on Estrangement. Hear from anthology editor Jenny Bartoy and contributors Danielle Jernigan & Nicole Graev Lipson.

“It helps, when editing, to think about the writer, the reader, and the self. When something is triggering and traumatic, I always think about the writer. Are they okay writing this? Are they okay sha...

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An interview with Jenny Bartoy about editing the new collection, "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement."

Family estrangement is a touchy topic, currently prominent in the zeitgeist. Celebrity family rifts are splattered across headlines daily; op-eds have labeled estrangement an “epidemic” and a “cris…

Tacoma editor and writer Jenny Bartoy poses the question "Who are we without our families?" in the introduction of “No Contact: Writers on Estrangement."

Family estrangement is a touchy topic, currently prominent in the zeitgeist. Celebrity family rifts are splattered across headlines daily; op-eds have labeled estrangement an “epidemic” and a “cris…

Introduction to the anthology "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement"

Introduction to the anthology "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement"

It’s no prank: April is officially here and so are the spring-time books! This month features some of my favorite debuts of the year, a deeply moving anthology about estrangement, and a book that…

Our estrangement began on Mother’s Day when I was 14. Every year, the holiday is both sad and triumphant.

Laura Wellington is estranged from one of her adult daughters. The Connecticut 59-year-old is somewhat famous for this, in fact, or anyway famous for her response to it. Across Tiktok and Instagram, u...

Writers on Estrangement

“The thing about writing a memoir is, if you write yourself into a corner, you can only get out by telling the truth. Making something up to bridge a problem area is not available to you. With a novel...

A conversation with Ivonne Lamazares on her new novel, "The Tilting House"