Memoir Nation

Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner have logged over 240 episodes exploring personal writing, and their credentials back up every minute of it. Brooke runs She Writes Press and has coached hundreds of memoirists through publication. Grant co-founded National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and literally wrote the book on getting words on the page fast. Together they bring a rare mix of publishing business savvy and creative fearlessness to each conversation. The format centers on author interviews, but these are not softball promotional chats. Brooke and Grant push their guests to talk about the hard parts of memoir: how to write about family without burning bridges, when to compress timelines, how to handle trauma on the page without turning your book into therapy notes. Their recurring Book Alley segment spotlights recent memoirs worth reading, which doubles as a masterclass in what is working in the genre right now. Recent episodes have featured conversations about memoir as art form, writing courage, and a standout international panel on African memoir. The show carries a 4.9-star rating from over 400 reviews, which is almost unheard of for a writing podcast. Even if memoir is not your primary genre, the craft lessons about voice, structure, and honest storytelling translate directly to fiction. Updated weekly and consistently excellent, Memoir Nation is one of the most thoughtful writing shows available today.