Kerry Cohen's powerful, transfixing story will be familiar to many women, most of whom won't want to admit it. In this heartfelt and authentic memoir, Cohen transcends the pain and shame of a promiscuous past, and leaves readers with a… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
I didn't set out to write a book with no real male characters, but men were not important to my narrator, who was much… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
I remain an active volunteer in the field of at-risk youth, so I'm pretty familiar with the landscape as it stands now, but I… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
Kyria Abrahams, former teen bride of a doomsday cult and seeker of salvation in slam poetry, tells the terribly funny story of her improbable… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
You read so much about the healing power of memoir, but you don't read about the wounding power it has first. The recollection of… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
Kerry Cohen's powerful, transfixing story will be familiar to many women, most of whom won't want to admit it. In this heartfelt and authentic… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
Anybody who severs their own Achilles tendon, takes blood thinners to induce a hospital stay , or beats themselves with their fists hurts themselves… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
Going from memoir to fiction was fantastic. I had been afraid to move away from memoir; I'd written some novel drafts, but they weren't… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
Those of us who obsess over every word and action are constantly recalling past events, but that doesn't make them any less painful, nor… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
I feel a lot of sympathy for the young women I've written about, including Younger Janice. I think that all of them (me in… — Janice Erlbaum Copy Share Image
