Episode 232 Smart, #Versatile and Writing all the Things with Morgan Jerkins

A book of essays. A memoir that&#8217;s truly a family history and an American history. And&#8212;soon&#8212;a novel. Morgan Jerkins talks starting a writing career as a millennial, the privileges necessary to survive (financially) in New York City while pursuing a writing career and fighting the urge to let other people decide whether to take your work seriously. <br/><br/>We cover so much ground in this interview, from #publishingpaidme to interviewing skills to figuring out how much of your self belongs in your work, that we barely even grazed the surface of how much Morgan&#8217;s current book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780062873040">Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots</a>, taught her&#8212;and teaches the reader&#8212;about Black American history and how hidden it still remains from most of us of any heritage. If you enjoyed Isabel Wilkerson&#8217;s <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780679763888">The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration</a> or <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780593230251">Caste</a>, you&#8217;ll love Wandering&#8212;and even if you didn&#8217;t, if you&#8217;re a fan of memoir, interested in family history and legend or are just a product of the typical white-centric education in American history and wish you knew more about the many other sides of the story, grab it. <br/><br/>Find Morgan Jerkins:<br/><br/>On her website: <a href="http://www.morgan-jerkins.com/">www.morgan-jerkins.com</a><br/><br/>and on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MorganJerkins">@MorganJerkins</a><br/><br/>#AmReading<br/><br/>Morgan: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780802156983">Girl, Woman, Other</a>: A Novel by Bernardine Evaristo<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781566895668">Temporary</a> by Hilary Leichter<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781250214997">Severance</a> by Ling Ma<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781455563920">Pachinko</a> by Min Jin Lee<br/><br/>KJ: <a