In Episode 16 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Julie Chavez about her debut memoir, Everyone But Myself.
Julie writes to explore the joys and impossibilities of mothering and modern womanhood. Her writing has been featured in the New York Post and Zibby Mag, and her debut memoir Everyone But Myself is out now. Julie is an elementary school librarian, and she lives in California with her husband and two teenage sons in a house where she arranges her books by color.
In this interview, Julie talks about the perils of modern modern motherhood, reclaiming joy after a mental health crisis, writing a memoir, finding a publisher for her first book, and so much more…