Sue William Silverman is an award-winning author of seven books of creative nonfiction and poetry. Her most recent memoir, How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences, was named “one of 9 essay collections feminists should read in 2020” (Bitch Media). Her first memoir, Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You, won the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award, while another, Love Sick: One Woman’s Journey through Sexual Addiction, was made into a Lifetime TV movie. Her two other books of prose are The Pat Boone Fan Club: My Life as a White Anglo-Saxon Jew and Fearless Confessions: A Writer’s Guide to Memoir. As a professional speaker, Sue has given presentations at scores of colleges and non-profit organizations. Her media interviews include The View, Anderson Cooper–360, and PBS-Books. She teaches in the MFA in Writing program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
