The “addiction memoir” has long been derided for being trite and predictable, but recovery can show memoirists new ways to understand the arc of their lives, beyond the expected biographical beats of rock bottom and sober serenity. In this conversation, Jessica Hoppe, Leslie Jamison, and Rax King will dig into the possibilities of sobriety in memoir—into what recovery has to teach us about narrative, and vice versa. Moderated by author and illustrator Erin Williams.
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