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I donated a kidney to a husband of my friend. Didn’t even know his birthday at the time but it seemed like a good idea since I had 2 and he would otherwise die soothing kater. Worked out great! Didn’t really overthink it.

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what an amazing gift! thank you for sharing

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sonner than later

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i hate auto correct

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Oct 27Liked by Leigh Stein

Can i just say that Attention Economy is the most educational newsletter ever? I’m excited to watch Penny’s film too :)

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Thank you for the shout out and the inspo to share my work! And Penny Lane's story is fantastic - definitely going to see the documentary.

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I highly recommend! Her HBO doc of Kenny G is also hysterically funny (you don’t have to be a Kenny G fan)

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I could be very into that!

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Oct 27Liked by Leigh Stein

I was so excited I could hardly read this, because Penny Lane lived in Troy and left a lot of fantastic marks here! Including, and especially a great movie about Mame Faye’s mythical & real life & impact as our red light district grand dame.

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Great interview Leigh! Interesting about Kailyn Lowry. I know of her because I watched that season of 16 and Pregnant but I had no idea that she’d launched a podcast and is so big in the bookfluencer world. Interesting…

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I’m downloading her interview with Coho

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Wow, love the essay v memoir idea (same!) and cannot wait to watch this.

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I knew a little about the bad art friend (Robert Kolker/NY Times) but this is a whole new page. Thank you for this. I’m also curious to watch Kenny G.

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Great interview! Also love the idea of a “memoir plus!” How would you define that?

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It’s memoir + another layer of history, cultural criticism, true crime, literary criticism, philosophy, or legal thriller. (e.g., Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg; Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones; Also a Poet by Ada Calhoun; Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson) It’s easier to sell memoir plus today than straight memoir because your reader is getting a 2-for1.

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That’s very helpful. Thanks so much.

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