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I’ve lived through some pretty challenging times and people are always like, “Damn, that’s crazy! You should write a BOOK!” So I am. I’M WRITING A BOOK.
Gila Pfeffer (as in ‘Hava Nagila’)
@Gilapfeffer
NEARLY DEPARTED, a memoir about outsmarting my genetic destiny with chutzpah & humor coming in 2024 from @experimentbooks rep’d by @arcliterary. ✍️ McSw, NYT +
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I’m not overpacking for this trip, I’m bringing my emotional support wardrobe.
honestly = unflatteringly
Loved talking to @RonitPlank on Let’s Talk Memoir
Loved talking to @RonitPlank on Let’s Talk Memoir
“It was really hard to write honestly about myself but it was important to do so because what’s the point otherwise.”View quoted post on X
- @Gilapfeffer
Gila Pfeffer id my guest on Let’s Talk Memoir!
ronitplank.com/2024/09/17/let…
I’ll always be grateful to @clhubes for publishing my first ever McSw piece in 2021. What a dream to have my book excerpt up there today!
Honest Answers to My Presurgical Intake Form for a Preventative Mastectomy - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency mcsweeneys.net/articles/hones…
Honest Answers to My Presurgical Intake Form for a Preventative Mastectomy - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency mcsweeneys.net/articles/hones…
www.mcsweeneys.net Honest Answers to My Presurgical Intake Form for a Preventative Mastectomy Q: Are you a BRCA gene carrier? A: What gave it away? Was it the chart of dead relatives in my first intake form? My obsession over having this prophylactic... The perfect description, thanks @JewishBook 🙏
Steeped in dark humor and difficult choices, @Gilapfeffer's memoir (just out!) examines the power of genetic testing. Peek inside the book below. l8r.it/x5jG @experimentbooksView quoted post on X
