From an episode of Literati Glitterati∙Presented by Mel Fulton
Interview
Literati Glitterati: Leslie Jamison on 'Splinters' and the Newness of Rupture
Ahead of her appearance at the Melbourne Writers Festival, best-selling author Leslie Jamison dials in from her home in New York at almost midnight for a meaty chat with Mel about her new memoir, Splinters. Like the title itself, Leslie talks about the fragmented parts that live inside you: "crystallised shards of experience" that lead to "splinters of text". Famously self-scouring and always digging deeper for truth, Leslie talks about new motherhood, marriage, divorce, relationships, the writing process, and how rupture (such as relationships ending) can actually be generative.
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Listen to Literati Glitterati: Leslie Jamison on 'Splinters' and the Newness of Rupture49:50∙1 May 2024∙