Ep. 169 Defining Love for Ourselves with Ashley C. Ford
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Ashley C. Ford is a host, podcaster, writer, and now author. Her debut book, Somebody’s Daughter, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and tells the story of her childhood as it relates to her coming of age and her father’s incarceration. Today we discuss therapy and her writing process, the ways anger fuels passion, and what it means to be published by Oprah Winfrey’s imprint.
The Stacks Book Club selection for June is The Undying by Anne Boyer. We will discuss the book with Mychal Denzel Smith on Wednesday June 30th.
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| 0:30.0 | Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm your host Tracy Thomas and our guest today is debut author Ashley C Ford. |
| 0:43.8 | Her memoir, Somebody's Daughter, was an instant New York Times bestseller. |
| 0:47.6 | You may also know Ashley as the host of the Chronicles of Now podcast |
| 0:51.2 | and the host of HBO's companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio. |
| 0:56.0 | And you might know her from her writing at Refinery29 and Buzzfeed among many other places. |
| 1:02.0 | Honestly, that intro barely scratches the surface out of all the places you can find |
| 1:06.4 | Ashley's incredible work. Today we talk about therapy, taking up space, and writing about family. |
| 1:12.5 | The Stacks book club pick for June is The Undying and Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer. |
| 1:17.6 | We'll be discussing the book on the show on Wednesday June 30th with Michael Denzel Smith. |
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