![]() ![]() Beach Haven, before and after the storm, felt both familiar and new. I’d grown up going to Stone Harbor, NJ, and, before that, Ocean City, NJ. A trip that became more trips as the story unfolded. Where did “This is the Story of You” originate from?įrom my obsession with the sea and storms and from a trip I took to Beach Haven, off season. Perhaps I hear those voices so clearly because I teach memoir at the University of Pennsylvania, and we go deep and far, together, in that class. ![]() And those are the voices I hear-the voices of the young-when I begin to write. ![]() And within those communities there are young people. I write stories about communities of people-young and old, afraid and brave, lost and found. Because when I go for long stretches (a year, I’d guess) I get physically ill from not writing. Because I have tried to stop so many times, and I can’t. Why do you write? Why specifically for young readers? Beth Kephart is the award-winning author of 19 books, including “ Going Over, Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir,” and “ Small Damages.” The following is a complete transcript of her interview with Cracking the Cover for her latest YA novel, “ This is the Story of You.” ![]()
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