Internationally bestselling author Leslie Jamison (The Recovering) is among our most acclaimed contemporary voices, renowned for her powerful thinking, deep feeling, and electric prose. Her ability to blend journalism, cultural criticism and personal essay is admired by legions of readers, and Jamison’s newest memoir, Splinters, is bound to bring her a whole new raft of fans.

Described by The New York Times as “a stunning portrait of the intricate tapestry of human emotions”, Splinters candidly explores Jamison’s most intimate relationships: new motherhood, a ruptured marriage, and the shaping legacy of her own parents’ complicated bond.

In conversation with Noelle McCarthy, Jamison discusses her highly-anticipated memoir and the craft behind her unique literary voice.