Writing Unleashed with Laura M. Harkins

News Grieving Loss Through Memoir The past week I spent in Roanoke, VA learning, reading and critiquing memoir and other non-fiction forms made me stop and take a longer look at Meghan O’Rourke’s blog post at Huffington Post. She interviewed her father about the grieving process after his wife and her mother passed away to mark the publication of Meghan’s book, The Long Goodbye: A Memoir . What memoirs have you read that helped you understand the world better?       blackcelebkids.com Bullying Novel from 50 Cent Julie Bosman of The New York Times tells readers about rap artist Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s novel about bullying , Playground , due out in January of next year. He used his life growing up to inspire and provide material for the novel and hopes it will not only help his teenage son, but many young adults.        Do you think 50 Cent’s explicit lyrics will affect the public response to his novel? Literary Traveling NPR helps you...