![]() ![]() Was it difficult to write so candidly about your own life? Did you worry about how those you were including in the book would react? Marisa: Heart Berries is intensely personal. Terese Mailhot: It’s what I’ve been calling a “happy panic,” where I’m anxious but for great reason… Kind of like having a new baby in the world. I really don’t know what it’s going to feel like to walk into a bookstore and see my book. How does it feel to know it’ll be in readers’ hands so soon? Marisa: You’re just two days out from publication! And the book is being widely touted as a must-read. Terese Mailhot: I’m so excited to be here. Marisa: Hi, and welcome to The Rumpus Book Club chat with Terese Mailhot about her new memoir, Heart Berries! Terese, thank you for being here (and for writing this wonderful book). This Rumpus Book Club interview was edited by Marisa Siegel. To become a member of the Rumpus Book Club, click here. Upcoming writers include Melissa Broder, Amy Fusselman, Nicole Chung, Idra Novey, and more. ![]() ![]() Every month The Rumpus Book Club hosts a discussion online with the book club members and the author, and we post an edited version online as an interview. This is an edited transcript of the book club discussion. ![]() The Rumpus Book Club chats with author Terese Mailhot about her debut memoir, Heart Berries, writing candidly about one’s personal life, and the good that can come from anger. ![]()
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