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London Writers' Salon#151: Melissa Febos — The Art of Memoir: Turn Life Into Art, Undoing Shame, and Choosing The Artist’s LifeCelebrated writer and memoirist Melissa Febos on the art of the memoir, the alchemy of personal experience and literary craft, and how to turn the raw material of life into art. We also her latest book, The Dry Season, where she examines the solitude, freedoms, and feminist heroes Febos found during a year of celibacy.We also talk about:- Writing the unspeakable and undoing shame.- The role of research and personal obsession in memoir.- Finding structure through inventory, list-making & reflection.- Balancing vulnerability with privacy on th...2025-06-281h 03
Woman's HourChristiane Amanpour, Child Q, Melissa FebosChristiane Amanpour has been at the forefront of international news for more than 40 years, reporting from all over the world as a journalist and war reporter as well as being CNN’s Chief International Anchor, steering the helm of several programmes including CNN International's nightly interview programme Amanpour. She’s now launched a podcast, Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex-Files with Jamie Rubin. It's a weekly foreign affairs show, co-hosted with Jamie, a former U.S. diplomat and Assistant Secretary of State and also her ex-husband. Christiane joins Clare to discuss.The government's proposed changes to the benefits syst...2025-06-2557 min
Ampersand: The Poets & Writers PodcastThe Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex by Melissa FebosMelissa Febos reads an excerpt of The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex, published by Knopf in June 2025.2025-06-1804 min
NPR's Book of the DayIn 'The Dry Season,' Melissa Febos chronicles a transformative year of celibacyWriter and professor Melissa Febos had been in a series of consecutive relationships for decades. Then, one particularly devastating experience led her to take stock of her dependency on sex and love. She says she was in "the right amount of pain" to make a change. For Febos, that period kicked off what would become a year of transformative celibacy. Her new book The Dry Season chronicles the way abstinence from sex and relationships allowed Febos to awaken to her desires, motivations and decisions in a new way. In today's episode, she speaks with Marielle Segarra – host of NPR's Life Ki...2025-06-1315 min
The Write QuestionOn devotion and chosen lineages: Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season,’ discusses her year of pleasure and celibacy (Part Two)This week on ‘The Write Question,’ the second half of a conversation with memoirist Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex,’ out now from Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, which is a division of Penguin Random House.2025-06-1329 minThe Write QuestionOn devotion and chosen lineages: Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season,’ discusses her year of pleasure and celibacy (Part Two)This week on ‘The Write Question,’ the second half of a conversation with memoirist Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex,’ out now from Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, which is a division of Penguin Random House.2025-06-1329 min
The Manwhore Podcast: Sex-Positive ConversationsMelissa Febos on Safety Scissoring, Sex Roulette, and Healthier RelationshipsHow long can you stay celibate for? Author Melissa Febos stayed celibate for an entire year while reexamining her relationship to love, intimacy, and addiction. Then she met a woman worth “breaking the rules for” — her now-wife of nearly four years. How do they keep the flame burning bright without slipping into co-dependency? Lots of communication…and the occasional “safety scissoring”!6/12: New York Naked Comedy Show - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1383128367179Follow Melissa Febos!Instagram: @melissafebosBook: The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex https://bookshop.org/a/91449/9780593537237www.melissafe...2025-06-1157 min
Gays Reading | A Book Podcast for EveryoneV.E. Schwab (Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil) feat. Melissa Febos, Guest Gay ReaderHost Jason Blitman welcomes bestselling author Victoria "V.E." Schwab for a conversation about her remarkable milestone—her 25th book, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. They discuss the profound power of names, exploring how identity shapes both fantasy storytelling and LGBTQIA+ narratives, the impact of representation in literature, and the moment that nearly drove Schwab to walk away from writing altogether. Later, Melissa Febos joins Jason as our Guest Gay Reader, calling in from her treadmill desk, to share what she's been reading as well as more about her new memoir, Th...2025-06-101h 17
AwakenersLydi Conklin & Melissa FebosOn the first episode of Season 2 of Awakeners, Lena speaks with the writers Melissa Febos and Lydi Conklin, who met at the MacDowell artist residency back in 2011.
Melissa had just published Whip Smart, her first book, a propulsive memoir about her experience working as a professional dominatrix in a dungeon in New York. Lydi was still an MFA student when they met Melissa—this was back when MacDowell let you attend the residency as a grad student—and according to Lydi, they desperately wanted to be Melissa’s friend. Now, more than ten years later, in this episode...2025-06-1058 min
The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 472: Melissa Febos and the Art of Personal Exploration with 'The Dry Season'"I talked to my wife, and she was like, 'You're probably tired. You've been writing this book non stop for six months, and you probably just need a break. Like, go get a gelato and chill out.' And I was like, 'I can't,' then I was like, 'All right, fine, I will.' And then I ate a bunch of ice cream and watched the Pam Anderson documentary on Netflix in the middle of the day. And after, I don't know, four or five days, I had an idea, and I was like, ready to get back t...2025-06-061h 10The Write QuestionOn sex and seeing: Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season,’ discusses her year of pleasure and celibacy (Part One)This week on ‘The Write Question,’ part one of a two-part conversation with memoirist Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex,’ out now from Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, which is a division of Penguin Random House.2025-06-0629 minThe Write QuestionOn sex and seeing: Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season,’ discusses her year of pleasure and celibacy (Part One)This week on ‘The Write Question,’ part one of a two-part conversation with memoirist Melissa Febos, author of ‘The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex,’ out now from Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, which is a division of Penguin Random House.2025-06-0629 min
Pulling The Thread with Elise LoehnenShould Romantic Love Be at the Center of Our Lives? (Melissa Febos)In her new memoir, The Dry Season, Melissa Febos (award-winning author of Girlhood) examines her (and our culture’s) relationship to love, to falling in love with someone, to being in love with someone. Today, we talk about why she decided to spend a year celibate after a particularly rough breakup, and what more she wanted from a relationship, from herself, and for her life. We talk about being conditioned to be codependent, the lovely things that have happened in our own long-term relationships when we’ve gone off script, what it actually means to be a people pleaser—and more...2025-06-0559 min
The Feminist PresentEpisode 56: Abstinence & Horny Nuns with Melissa FebosMelissa Febos joins Laura and Adrian to discuss her new book, The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex. Together, the trio dives deep into histories of horny nuns and Melissa’s experience of self discovery and feminist transformation during her period of abstinence.Melissa Febos is the critically acclaimed author of 5 books including Whip Smart and GIRLHOOD, books that weave personal narrative with feminist thought and sharp lyricism. She is a recipient of a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism for her book GIRLHOOD. Am...2025-06-0456 min
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Title: The Dry Season
Author: Melissa Febos
Narrator: Melissa Febos
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs
Release date: 06-03-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
In the wake of a catastrophic two-year relationship, Melissa Febos decided to take a break: For three months she would abstain from dating, relationships, and sex. Her friends were amused. Did she really think three months was a long time? But to Febos, it was. Ever since her teens, she had been in one relationship after another with men and women. As she...2025-06-0330 minStart This Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Dry Season by Melissa FebosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/4596to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Dry Season
Author: Melissa Febos
Narrator: Melissa Febos
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs
Release date: 06-03-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
In the wake of a catastrophic two-year relationship, Melissa Febos decided to take a break: For three months she would abstain from dating, relationships, and sex. Her friends were amused. Did she really think three months was a long time? But to Febos, it was. Ever since her teens, she had been in one relationship after another with men and women. As she...2025-06-0330 min
Wild Precious LifeThe Dry Season with Melissa FebosMelissa Febos is the author of five books, including the national bestselling essay collection, GIRLHOOD, which has been translated into eight languages and was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. Her craft book, BODY WORK, was also a national bestseller, an LA Times Bestseller, and an Indie Next Pick. Her latest, The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex, is out now. She’s the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and the Jeanne Córdova Nonfiction Award from LAM...2025-06-031h 07
The Shift with Sam BakerMelissa Febos on what she learnt from a year of celibacyMy guest today is the author and essayist, Melissa Febos.
Melissa has written four award winning books - Whip Smart, Abandon Me, Girlhood (which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in the states) and Body Work. She’s won too many prizes to mention here and her writing has appeared all over the place!
In her mid thirties, after, let’s just say a pretty horrific two year relationship, Melissa decided to step away not just from sex, but love, relationships, intimacy in general. At first for three months, then six, then ultimately for a ye...2025-06-0353 min
Good Thunder PodMelissa FebosRobin and Annie, along with guest host Ailee Slater, sit down with literary rock star Melissa Febos. 2024-08-0141 min
The Archive ProjectBoys & Girls in America: Melissa Febos & Hua Hsu (Rebroadcast)In this episode of The Archive Project, we bring you an event from the 2022 Portland Book Festival, which took place on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The hour is split into two halves of thematically related conversations. Up first, OPB’s Tiffany Camhi interviews writer Melissa Febos about her essay collection, Girlhood; in the second half of the show, OPB’s Jenn Chavez speaks with music critic and New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu about his memoir, Stay True.
We paired Melissa and Hua for this festival event because their books share themes of adolescence and coming of age, of explo...2023-10-1653 min
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Otherppl with Brad ListiMelissa Febos on Hollywood, Bullshit, Extroversion, Celibacy, Loneliness, and RelationshipsIn today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 460, my conversation with Melissa Febos, author of Body Work, Girlhood, and other books.Girlhood was a national bestseller, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. Body Work was also a national bestseller, an LA Times Bestseller, and an Indie Next Pick. Her fifth book, The Dry Season, is forthcoming from Alfred. A. Knopf.***Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers.Available where podcasts are available: A...2023-08-1130 min
runtah[epub] FREE download Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos[epub] FREE download Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative Download at https://nembesanga.blogspot.com/58393129 In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller’s life and the questions which run through it. How might we go about capturing on the page the relationships that have formed us? How do we write about our bodies, their desires and traumas? What does it mean for an author’s way of writ...2023-08-0700 min
Hotter Than EverInvestigating the Desire to be Desired with Writer Melissa FebosMelissa Febos has always had a penchant for operating outside of convention. Whether it was her eagerness to try all of the drugs she was warned about in her school’s D.A.R.E program or deciding to self-homeschool herself at 16, she knew she was different from her peers. Now as a bestselling author and associate professor, Melissa joins us to explore the complexities of desire, empowerment, and self-discovery, drawing from her experiences as a professional dominatrix and her recovery from heroin addiction.In this conversation Erin and Melissa have no limits when it comes to tal...2023-07-2050 min
Tea With AliceMelissa Febos - The Traitor MemoryCastMelissa Febos sits over tea with Alice and talks about the traps and joys of memoir; writing about real people, and how art can be reality, shape reality and help process reality.2023-06-1843 minThe Archive ProjectBoys & Girls in America: Melissa Febos & Hua HsuIn this episode of The Archive Project, we bring you an event from the 2022 Portland Book Festival, which took place on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The hour is split into two halves of thematically related conversations. Up first, OPB’s Tiffany Camhi interviews writer Melissa Febos about her essay collection, Girlhood; in the second half of the show, OPB’s Jenn Chavez speaks with music critic and New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu about his memoir, Stay True.
We paired Melissa and Hua for this festival event because their books share themes of adolescence and coming of age, of explo...2023-02-0653 min
Where We LiveMelissa Febos and how our "Girlhood" shapes the way we think about consentToday, we talk about how experiences coming of age impact us into adulthood. Melissa Febos, author of the bestselling memoir Girlhood, joins us. She writes about what she learned about herself, including the ways we begin to understand consent and how this impacts our relationships long-term. And later, what should parents and educators consider when teaching about consent? GUESTS: Melissa Febos - author of Girlhood Kelsey Alexander - Training and Prevention Coordinator at Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired February 18, 2022. ...2022-11-2348 min
The Frankie Boyer ShowBest of Frankie Boyer Show w. Dr. Bryan Mark Rigg, Serge Prengel, and Melissa Febosoriginally aired 07.14.2022Dr. Bryan Mark Rigghttps://bryanmarkrigg.com/BOOKS: FLAMETHROWER: Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient and U.S. Marine Woody Williams and His Controversial Award, Japan's Holocaust and the Pacific War andCONQUERING LEARNING DISABILITIES AT ANY AGE: How an ADHD/LD kid graduated from Yale and Cambridge, became a Marine officer, Military Historian, financial advisor and caring father.Dr. Bryan Mark Rigg, the Biographer of Woody Williams, the Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient and author of Flamethrower. Dr. Rigg is a recipient of the 2002 William E. Colby award for his...2022-09-1239 min
Good Things from Lemonada48. How Can Writing Help Me Process and Cherish Life? With Melissa FebosAuthor Melissa Febos has consistently flipped the literary paradigm. Her memoirs chronicling her time as a dominatrix and her musings on relationships and female adolescence have challenged traditional notions of memoir writing. Melissa tells Claire about her process for writing intimately and honestly about trauma, desire, and other life experiences. She also talks about her latest book, Body Work, which invites readers to grasp the radical power of writing your personal narrative. Resources from the show Check out Melissa’s latest book Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative Read Melissa’s essay, The He...2022-09-0237 min
Memoir NationWriting Intimate Truths, featuring Ashley C. Ford and Melissa FebosAll August we’re celebrating with our favorite guests of the past year—but with a fresh take on the topic at hand and a new book trend. This week’s episode basks in the smart, intimate, and insightful energy of Ashley C. Ford and Melissa Febos, two wonderful memoirists who share about writing intimate truths. Brooke gives her take on why memoir is a force that’s changing the culture, and we celebrate Grant’s latest side gig, the Reality TV project “America’s Next Great Author”—which we’re excited to share about on this week’s show. Le...2022-08-0138 min
Flourishing After Addiction with Carl Erik FisherCrafting a Life in Recovery, with Prof. Melissa FebosMelissa Febos is one of our most accomplished memoirists and essayists, a passionate and fiercely honest writer who, across several of her works, has often discussed her own path through addiction and into recovery. (Among her many, many accolades, she is the recipient of a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship and a National Book Critics Circle Award.) I was thrilled to talk with her on this latest episode of Flourishing After Addiction and learn more about this harrowing and inspiring part of her life.There are so many gems in this episode. We talk about Melissa's experience of addiction...2022-07-141h 06
Sober PodcastMelissa Febos: A Literary Voyage in SobrietyMelissa Febos joins us on the Sober Podcast today with our host Jamie Brickhouse. Melissa is a bestselling award-winning author of four books, most recently, Girlhood, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in criticism, and Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative. She shares how her struggles with addiction and path to sobriety have unfolded in her books and how writing has helped her find freedom in recovery. Using the tools of sobriety throughout her 18-year journey, Melissa has found that as long as you stay sober, the possibilities are endless. To reach Melissa, contact her...2022-07-0932 min
Where We LiveAuthor Melissa Febos and how our "Girlhood" shapes the way we think about consentToday, we talk about how experiences coming of age impact us into adulthood. Melissa Febos, author of the bestselling memoir Girlhood, joins us. She writes about what she learned about herself, including the ways we begin to understand consent and how this impacts our relationships long-term. And later, what should parents and educators consider when teaching about consent? GUESTS: Melissa Febos - author of Girlhood Kelsey Alexander - Training and Prevention Coordinator at Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired February 18, 2022.Suppo...2022-07-0548 min
Tender Buttons018 Melissa Febos: Writing the BodyIn this episode, we discuss what it means to write through the body with memoirist Melissa Febos. We speak about the power of articulation as a radical tool for feminist and queer liberation and the need to break away from the narratives we are handed by patriarchal society in an attempt to forge our own maps. We talk about the practicalities of writing memoir as a public archive of the self and the existence of multiple truths and perspectives within a narrative. We address the process of writing trauma and the political and personal implications of writing from lived...2022-06-2742 min
Sylvia & Me'Girlhood' and Melissa Febos'Girlhood' and the unending assaults that young women face. What is the story that we tell about ourselves? Is it our own or is it what someone else has told us? Award winning author Melissa Febos, gives us first hand insight into what happens when we learn to adopt stories about ourselves. A physical metamorphosis at the early age of eleven changed how the world around her perceived her.
Melissa Febos is the author of four books, including the nationally bestselling essay collection, GIRLHOOD, which is a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist and won the National Book Critics Circle Award in...2022-06-0730 min
Junkie 4 A StoryMelissa Febos Essay Collection Body Work Gives Women The Voice To Tell Their StoryThis is a chatty review of Body Work: the new essay collection from Melissa Febos. 2022-06-0511 minThe Frankie Boyer ShowJordan Matthews, Tim Dura, Melissa FebosJordan Matthews is a business trial lawyer and litigation partner at Weinberg Gonser LLP. Jordan is lead counsel in the RICO case against Steve Wynn. Jordan currently handles matters throughout the country and has litigated or otherwise been involved with matters pending in California, Nevada, and Massachusetts before the Ninth Circuit of the United States Courts of Appeals and is involved in litigation covered by the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNN and others. https://www.wgfcounsel.com/Tim Dura served as a command fighter pilot in the United States Air Force and, after 22 years of service, retired...2022-05-2639 min
Talk LouisianaTuesday, May 17th: Tim Hardy, Zia Tammami, Melissa FebosPartner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson Tim Hardy reflects on the life and career of former Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer. Veteran jazz and blues radio host Zia Tammami talks about his 45-years as host of “Spontaneous Combustion". American writer and professor Melissa Febos speaks on her recent book "Girlhood".2022-05-1744 min
Good Writing PodcastThe Ethics of Writing with Melissa FebosThis episode of the Good Writing Podcast deals with the ethics that the writer must grapple with when writing, especially when that writing deals with people from the so-called real world with the help of Melissa Febos' parables.
"A Big Shitty Party" by Melissa Febos.
Good Writing is a podcast where two MFA friends read like writers and lay out craft ideas for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns.
Twitter: @goodwritingpod
Email: goodwritingpodcast@gmail.com
2022-05-021h 02
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 153: Writing, Shame & Sex with Melissa Febos, author of "Girlhood" & "Body Work"In this episode, Kimberly and Melissa discuss Melissa’s several books, including "Girlhood" and "Body Work". They discuss writing personal experiences and its impact on close relationships, as well as mother/daughter dynamics, writing as a medium for processing shame and trauma, and cultural responses to women’s stories of coming of age, consent, trauma, sex work, and more. Bio Melissa Febos is an author and an assistant professor at the University of Iowa, Nonfiction writing program. She is author of four books, including the nationally bestselling essay collection, “GIRLHOOD,” which is a LAMBDA Lit...2022-04-2651 minThe Feminist PresentEpisode 32 - Melissa FebosMelissa Febos is the critically acclaimed author of Whipsmart, Abandon Me, and Girlhood. She joins Laura and Adrian for a candid and captivating conversation on her newest book Body Work (out 3/16). They explore the craft and complexity of writing truthfully about our lives and loved ones.2022-03-1652 min
Live Wire with Luke BurbankAndrea Nevins, Melissa Febos, and Pink MartiniLive Wire celebrates Women's History Month by honoring some unsung heroes from the past; filmmaker Andrea Nevins shines a light on the challenges and triumphs of female comedians in her documentary Hysterical; writer Melissa Febos opens up about her collection of essays, Girlhood, which looks at the forces that shape the lives of girls and the adults they become; and genre-bending musical group Pink Martini performs a soaring cover of the 1970s hit "I Am Woman."2022-03-1152 min
Musings of the Artist: (Honest) Conversations with Montse AndréeMelissa FebosMelissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart, and the essay collections, Abandon Me and Girlhood. Her craft book, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative, will be published on March 15th.In this episode, Melissa and I chat about her wonderful book Body Work. We talk about writing as a spiritual practice (and mode of discovery), learning to quiet that pesky voice saying “who cares?” while making art, and some of the other common fears and worries creatives face.This episode was audio produced by Aaron Moring. Music is by M...2022-03-0156 minMemoir NationHow We Think and Write about Intimate Experiences, featuring Melissa FebosThis week’s episode champions personal narrative, which is one of guest Melissa Febos’s primary goals in her new book, Body Work. We talk about why memoir needs badasses this week, and if ever there was one, it’s Melissa. An enlightening conversation that touches upon diary-writing, confession, secret-keeping, tell-alls, the essay, and memoir craft, any writer who thinks about writing (all of you!) should take in this interview—and be fortified by it. Check out the video we share in the Book Trend, a rad rap protesting banning books: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZSjRmdj2Lp/ Learn...2022-02-2844 min
Where We LiveAuthor Melissa Febos and how our "Girlhood" shapes the way we think about consentToday, we talk about how experiences coming of age impact us into adulthood. Melissa Febos, author of the bestselling memoir Girlhood, joins us. She writes about what she learned about herself, including the ways we begin to understand consent and how this impacts our relationships long-term. And later, what should parents and educators consider when teaching about consent? GUESTS: Melissa Febos - author of Girlhood Kelsey Alexander - Training and Prevention Coordinator at Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/liste...2022-02-1849 min
ThresholdsRevisiting Melissa FebosTo round out 2021, we are revisiting a few of our favorite episodes of 2021. Melissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart (St. Martin’s Press 2010), and the essay collection, Abandon Me (Bloomsbury 2017), which was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, a Publishing Triangle Award finalist, an Indie Next Pick, and was named a Best Book of 2017 by Esquire, Book Riot, The Cut, Electric Literature, Bustle, Medium, Refinery29, The Brooklyn Rail, Salon, The Rumpus, and others. Her second essay collection, Girlhood, was published by Bloomsbury on March 30, 2021. A craft book will be published by Catapult in 2022. The re...2021-12-2948 min
Food 4 ThotHigh on Life (ft. Melissa Febos!!)This week, we're talking all things SUBSTANCES with Melissa Febos!!Looking for the show notes? Everything we talk about each episode — books, shows, sex toys, resources — can finally be found in our *free* Substack. Or, if you wanna support the pod, become a Zaddy or Queen Mother subscriber and get even juicier content while becoming a patron of our work 2021-12-2257 min
Listen and Let Your Mind Roam Free With Full AudiobookWhip Smart: The True Story of a Secret Life Audiobook by Melissa FebosListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 547578
Title: Whip Smart: The True Story of a Secret Life
Author: Melissa Febos
Narrator: Melissa Febos
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:45:58
Language: English
Release date: 12-07-21
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science
Summary:
A dark, wild, powerful memoir about a young woman's transformation from college student to professional dominatrix.
While a college student at The New School, Melissa Febos spent four years working as a dominatrix in a midtown dungeon. In poetic, nuanced prose she charts in Whip Smart how unchecked risk-taking eventually gave way to...2021-12-088h 45
Press Play On The Most Immersive Full Audiobook Today!Whip Smart by Melissa FebosPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/25004to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Whip Smart
Author: Melissa Febos
Narrator: Melissa Febos
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
Release date: 12-07-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 63 ratings
Genres: Sexual & Reproductive Health
Publisher's Summary:
While a college student at The New School, Melissa Febos spent four years working as a dominatrix in a midtown dungeon. In poetic, nuanced prose, she charts in Whip Smart how unchecked risk-taking eventually gave way to a course of self-destruction. But as she recounts crossing over the very boundaries that she set for her own safety, she never plays...2021-12-078h 45The Archive ProjectTAP@PBF: Reunion with Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos, & Megan StielstraThis special podcast-only episode of Literary Arts’ The Archive Project, features a reunion of a panel discussion from the 2017 Portland Book Festival. (In fact, you can hear the original event on The Archive Project here.) Join poet Kaveh Akbar (Pilgrim Bell), memoirist and essayist Melissa Febos (Girlhood), and essayist Megan Stielstra (Once I Was Cool) and moderator Marisa Siegel (The Rumpus) as they revisit their 2017 discussion and share their new books and projects.
Kaveh Akbar’s second full-length volume of poetry, Pilgrim Bell, was published by Graywolf in August 2021. His debut, Calling a Wolf a Wolf, is out now...2021-11-101h 05
Live Wire with Luke BurbankMarlee Matlin, Melissa Febos, and Ida MaeHost Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share listener advice to their teenage selves; actor Marlee Matlin discusses her critically-acclaimed new film CODA and why she's advocating for Deaf actors to play Deaf roles; writer Melissa Febos opens up about her new collection of essays, Girlhood, which looks at the forces that shape the lives of girls and the adults they become; and British blues-folk duo Ida Mae performs the tender song "Raining for You" from their latest album Click Click Domino.2021-10-0152 min
Open FormEpisode 20: Melissa Febos on LabyrinthWelcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.In this episode, Mychal talks to Melissa Febos about the 1986 film Labyrinth, directed by Jim Henson and starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. Learn more about your...2021-09-3032 min
The Sakara Life PodcastGirlhood: Growing Up Female with Melissa FebosIn this episode, we sit down with former dominatrix and critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos to discuss her book Girlhood - which is both a memoir and an inquiry on growing up female in today’s society. We discuss the seemingly overnight shift that occurs when girls hit puberty and what’s expected of them in terms of their sexuality, power dynamics with men, and beauty standards. This conversation felt therapeutic, as it encouraged us to reflect on how societal norms have shaped our own experience in terms of how we view our bodies, our worth, and relationships with other...2021-09-2852 min
Chicago Writers PodcastEp 21: Melissa Febos, Author, on Creative Non-Fiction, Following Curiosity, Trusting Your Psyche, and Giving Your Art TimeIn this episode, Melissa Febos talks about creative non-fiction, learning to love memoir, following curiosity, the most common fear among non-fiction writers, listening to your own standards as a reader, protecting yourself when publishing, letting your art take its own time, and to learning trust your psyche. Check out Melissa Febos at https://www.melissafebos.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/melissafebos Find us at https://chicagowriterspodcast.libsyn.com/ and Stories Matter Foundation at https://www.storystudiochicago.org/2021-09-2831 min
Last Born In The WildernessMelissa Febos: Empty Consent & Defining Granular HarmThis is a segment of episode 301 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Girlhood: Empty Consent & Defining Granular Harm w/ Melissa Febos.” Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/LBWfebosPurchase ‘Girlhood’ through Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/24168/9781635572520Critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos joins me to discuss her most recent collection of essays, ‘Girlhood’ — "a gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become."I first became aware of Melissa and her book ‘Girlhood’ from an essay she published in The New York Times Magazine titled ‘I Spent My Life Consenting t...2021-09-0312 min
Last Born In The Wilderness#301 | Girlhood: Empty Consent & Defining Granular Harm w/ Melissa Febos[Intro: 6:52]Critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos joins me to discuss her most recent collection of essays, ‘Girlhood’ — "a gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become."I first became aware of Melissa and her book Girlhood from an essay she published in The New York Times Magazine titled ‘I Spent My Life Consenting to Touch I Didn’t Want,’ adapted from an essay published in the then-to-be-released ‘Girlhood’. Her personal reflections on the concept of "empty consent" from her experiences attending a cuddle party (pre-pandemic), compelled me to contact her to discuss t...2021-08-3055 min
Last Born In The Wilderness301 / Girlhood / Melissa FebosCritically acclaimed author Melissa Febos joins me to discuss her most recent collection of essays, Girlhood—"a gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become."
I first became aware of Melissa and her book Girlhood from an essay she published in The New York Times Magazine titled I Spent My Life Consenting to Touch I Didn’t Want, adapted from an essay published in the then-to-be-released Girlhood. Her personal reflections on the concept of "empty consent" from her experiences attending a cuddle party (pre-pandemic), compelled me to contact her to discuss the complex issu...2021-08-3055 min
Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike EagleGrowing Up Girl with Melissa FebosFormer young girl and memoirist Melissa Febos joins to discuss the pressures and paradoxes in how society treats female children. Her most recent book is called “Girlhood.” For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese.
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Standard Issue PodcastSIM Ep 517 Chops 212: Melissa Febos’s GirlhoodSometimes a book has you nodding along so furiously, you give yourself neck ache. That’s what happened when our Mickey read Girlhood, Melissa Febos’s collection of eight personal essays examining what it means to come as age as a woman and how the hell we stop landing girls with baggage they’ll carry with them for life.Mick chats to Melissa about patriarchy attacks, why it’s so difficult for girls and women to say no, “empty consent”, mums and daughters, and, erm, cuddle parties.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Ho...2021-06-2734 min
Slow StoriesMelissa Febos and Forsyth Harmon — ”Writing is the very solitary room where I practice articulating things that feel unspeakable.”“A lasting, conscientious change in the self is similar to one in society: it requires consistent tending. It is sometimes painful and often tedious. We must choose it over and over.” This is one of the many resonant passages readers will come across from writer Melissa Febos in her latest book, Girlhood.
In this stunning essay collection, Melissa deftly examines (and interrogates) the stories we're told as girls, how these narratives inform who we become as adults, and the ways we can transcend them to be in service of the self. Alongside Melissa's writing, each piece features a stu...2021-06-1549 min
Otherppl with Brad Listi709. Melissa FebosMelissa Febos is the author of the essay collection Girlhood (Bloomsbury). It is a national bestseller. Her other books include the critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart (St. Martin’s Press 2010), and the essay collection, Abandon Me (Bloomsbury 2017), which was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, a Publishing Triangle Award finalist, an Indie Next Pick, and was widely named a Best Book of 2017. A craft book, Body Work, will be published by Catapult in March 2022.The inaugural winner of the Jeanne Córdova Nonfiction Award from LAMBDA Literary, her work has appeared in publications including The Paris Revi...2021-06-022h 09
Best Show Ever45. Melissa Febos & Richard RodneyMelissa Febos is a critically acclaimed, bestselling author and Associate Professor at the University of Iowa. Her most recent book, Girlhood, is a collection of essays centered around the trauma of a young female body and was released late March. Richard Rodney is a chef and entrepreneur. He owns Rodney’s Jamaican Jerk & BBQ, which caters authentic Jamaican food and sauces.
The episode features music by Gossip Cult, Alex Body, and “Pointless” by Ben Rendall for our Song of the Week.
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United Against SilenceIt's Not the Same Sh*t When You're Done with Melissa FebosMelissa Febos is the author of the memoir Whip Smart and two essay collections: Abandon Me and Girlhood. The inaugural winner of the Jeanne Córdova Nonfiction Award from LAMBDA Literary and the recipient of fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, Bread Loaf, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The BAU Institute, Vermont Studio Center, The Barbara Deming Foundation, and others; her essays have recently appeared in The Paris Review, The Believer, McSweeney’s Quarterly, Granta, Sewanee Review, Tin House, The Sun, and The New York Times. She is an associate professor at the University of Iowa, where she teaches in the Non...2021-05-0323 min
The Maris ReviewEpisode 99: Melissa FebosMelissa Febos is the author of the memoir Whip Smart and two essay collections: Abandon Me and her latest is Girlhood. She is an associate professor at the University of Iowa, where she teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-04-1529 minThresholdsMelissa FebosMelissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart (St. Martin’s Press 2010), and the essay collection, Abandon Me (Bloomsbury 2017), which was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, a Publishing Triangle Award finalist, an Indie Next Pick, and was named a Best Book of 2017 by Esquire, Book Riot, The Cut, Electric Literature, Bustle, Medium, Refinery29, The Brooklyn Rail, Salon, The Rumpus, and others. Her second essay collection, Girlhood, was published by Bloomsbury on March 30, 2021. A craft book will be published by Catapult in 2022. The recipient of an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, she is an associate professor at...2021-03-3148 min
Fully Booked by Kirkus ReviewsMelissa FebosMelissa Febos discusses ‘Girlhood’ (Bloomsbury, March 30). Kirkus: “In her latest powerful personal and cultural examination, Febos interrogates the complexities of feminism and the ‘darkness’ that has defined much of her life and career…. Consistently illuminating, unabashedly ferocious writing” (starred review). Then our editors offer reading recommendations for the week, with books by Don Brown, Albert Marrin, and Jonathan Allen.
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situation / storyGIRLHOOD w/Melissa FebosMelissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart (St. Martin’s Press 2010), and the essay collection, Abandon Me (Bloomsbury 2017), which was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, a Publishing Triangle Award finalist, an Indie Next Pick, and was named a Best Book of 2017 by Esquire, Book Riot, The Cut, Electric Literature, Bustle, Medium, Refinery29, The Brooklyn Rail, Salon, The Rumpus, and others. Her second essay collection, Girlhood, was published by Bloomsbury on March 30, 2021. A craft book, Body Work, will be published by Catapult in 2022.Follow Melissa:https://www.facebook.com/melissaf...2021-03-3055 min
LGBTQ&AMelissa Febos: The Gray Areas of Sex and Consent“Girlhood was a darker time for many than we’re often willing to acknowledge." Melissa Febos talks about her new essay collection, Girlhood (out on March 30th).
LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod2021-03-2330 min
Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug AddictionDopey 264: The Dopey Dominatrix with Melissa Febos, BDSM, heroin, speedballs, recovery, SEX WORK, Trauma,This week on a doozey of a Dopey! Dave is joined by critically acclaimed author, professor, and ex dominatrix, Melissa Febos. We learn all about Melissa's final using days as a heroin and speedball addict as well as a professional mistress working the dungeons of New York City. Melissa shares her multifaceted journey from administering pain and pleasure to kicking dope and finally finding recovery. PLUS dopey emails, a secret guest, and the RETURN of Alan! On a face slapping, speedball shooting, trump facing, brown showering new episode of Dopey! More About Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest pod...2020-11-072h 03
Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug AddictionDopey 264: The Dopey Dominatrix with Melissa Febos, BDSM, heroin, speedballs, recovery, SEX WORK, Trauma,This week on a doozey of a Dopey! Dave is joined by critically acclaimed author, professor, and ex dominatrix, Melissa Febos. We learn all about Melissa's final using days as a heroin and speedball addict as well as a professional mistress working the dungeons of New York City. Melissa shares her multifaceted journey from administering pain and pleasure to kicking dope and finally finding recovery. PLUS dopey emails, a secret guest, and the RETURN of Alan! On a face slapping, speedball shooting, trump facing, brown showering new episode of Dopey!
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Shaping the NarrativeBook Club book discussion: Abandon Me by Melissa FebosToday we're chatting about READ TWO of the Cove Collective Book Club: Abandon Me by Melissa Febos, a Queer author of Native American descent. Abandon Me is a powerful collection of essays that tell a tale of childhood, relationships, Queer love, abandonment issues, and addiction. We touch on all of this in this episode and announce READ THREE! Purchase our “Forgotten Black women writers & storytellers” PDF hereFollow us on InstagramPurchase our 30-day JournalCheck us out on TwitterInterested in joining Book Club? Join us on Substack *Workshop booki...2020-10-2951 min