Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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With her new memoir, The Critic's Daughter (Norton, bookshop.org/a/4669/9780393651324), Priscilla Gilman (https://www.priscillagilman.com) explores her relationship with her father, Theater Critic and Yale Drama professor Richard Gilman (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gilman) (as well as with her mom, literary agent Lynn Nesbit (janklowandnesbit.com/people/lynn-nesbit)). We get into the perils of literary-kid memoir, the NYC book-scene she grew up in, her parents' divorce and how it led to her learning way too much about her dad's sexuality at 10 years old, and the challenges of capturing her early selves without jarring the reader. We also talk about how much she enjoyed recording her own audiobook, the role of the critic and the golden age of literary reviewing, what she'd ask her dad if he were around now, the disconnect between her parents' public & private personae, and the lessons she had to learn for herself about love, marriage, and parenthood. Plus, we share a literary lightning round, some football talk, and our Thurman Munson memories! Follow Priscilla on Twitter (twitter.com/PriscillaGilman) and Instagram (instagram.com/priscilla.gilman/) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-532-priscilla-gilman • Support The Virtual Memories Show via patreon.com/vmspod and via our newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
Conversation begins 9:10
With her new memoir, The Critic's Daughter (Norton, bookshop.org/a/4669/9780393651324), Priscilla Gilman (https://www.priscillagilman.com) explores her relationship with her father, Theater Critic and Yale Drama professor Richard Gilman (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gilman) (as well as with her mom, literary agent Lynn Nesbit (janklowandnesbit.com/people/lynn-nesbit)). We get into the perils of literary-kid memoir, the NYC book-scene she grew up in, her parents' divorce and how it led to her learning way too much about her dad's sexuality at 10 years old, and the challenges of capturing her early selves without jarring the reader. We also talk about how much she enjoyed recording her own audiobook, the role of the critic and the golden age of literary reviewing, what she'd ask her dad if he were around now, the disconnect between her parents' public & private personae, and the lessons she had to learn for herself about love, marriage, and parenthood. Plus, we share a literary lightning round, some football talk, and our Thurman Munson memories! Follow Priscilla on Twitter (twitter.com/PriscillaGilman) and Instagram (instagram.com/priscilla.gilman/) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-532-priscilla-gilman • Support The Virtual Memories Show via patreon.com/vmspod and via our newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
