Truckee Literary Crawl

Linda Gonzalez reads Double Vision, Real and Visceral, published in 2025 in her essay collection: Rest Like a Giant Tree, Be Happy in the Midst of So Much.

Marianna Marlowe will be reading an excerpt from her book, Portrait of a Mestiza: A Memoir in Essays, which will be published in May, 2026 with She Writes Press. 

Marianne Porter will be reading an excerpt from her prologue to her soon to be published coming-of-age memoir titled Adrift Across Europe.

Gemma Hartley reads an excerpt from her next book "No One Loves an Angry Woman: on Faith, Culture, and Feminine Rage" (Beacon Press, Sept 22, 2026).

Priya Hutner reads from her debut memoir, Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker’s Story of Love, Loss, and Liberation, about growing up in cult-like spiritual community published March, 2026.

Matt Fogelson reads a passage from his debut memoir, Restrung: Fatherhood in a Different Key, published in February, 2026. The book explores his complex relationship with his late father, using music as a central theme to navigate grief, loss, and the challenges of fatherhood.

Becky Jensen shares the Prologue of her memoir No Man's Land, published in September 2025, which drops listeners into the wilderness backcountry with her as she hikes the 500-mile Colorado Trail.

Blair Glaser reads from This Incredible Longing: Finding My Self in a Near Cult Experience (Heliotrope Books; Feb. 2026).

Elizabeth Reed Aden reads from her memoir, Mud, Microbes & Medicine which will be published April 21, 2026 and shares the culture shock both of moving from California to Pennsylvania and from Philadelphia to Malo Island, Vanuatu.