NONFICTION & MEMOIR

Our collection of memoir offers a glimpse into other lives, with true stories of foreign travel and sacred pilgrimage, addiction and illness, the creative process, parenting adventures, and more.

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AUTHOR VIDEOS

Writing Down The Bones: 30 Years Later

A Feb. 7, 2016 interview with author Natalie Goldberg on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of her phenomenally successful self-help for writers book, Writing Down The Bones. The Taos News’ Tempo editor Rick Romancito talks with Goldberg about the origins of her book, the Zen practice of writing, her emerging presence as a visual artist and her newest book, The Great Spring: Writing, Zen, and This Zigzag Life.

Find out more about Natalie Goldberg here.

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PROFILE

Freda Bedi, from The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi: British Feminist, Indian Nationalist, Buddhist Nun by Vicki Mackenzie

She was the first Western woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun—but that pioneering ordination was just one in a life of revolutionary acts. Freda Bedi (1911–1977) broke the rules of gender, race, and religion. She was at various times a force in the struggle for Indian independence, spiritual seeker, scholar, professor, journalist, author, social worker, wife, and mother of four children.

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AUTHOR EVENTS

Book Launch: Presence | Tracy Cochran | Rubin Museum of Art

Book Launch: Presence | Tracy Cochran | Rubin Museum of Art

Friday, April 19, 2024 | 6:00 PM Eastern Time | Rubin Museum of Art (NYC)

EXCERPT

Singapore Dream

Singapore Dream & Other Adventures
Singapore Dream and Other Adventures: Travel Writings from an Asian Journey

In the morning I had chased butterflies on the byways, overgrown with grass and overhung with foliage, that run among the European gardens. In the white heat of noon I returned to the city on foot, and I passed the afternoon walking about, visiting shops, and doing my shopping in the beautiful, lively, teeming streets of Singapore.

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ARTICLES

On the Question of Time

On the Question of Time

On Constantly Being in the Present From Finding Freedom When we think of what seems like the enormous amount of time we have in life, we all have a tendency to put things off that we could do t...

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Death by Seiza

Death by Seiza

Early in my Japanese monastic practice, I had a wonderful trip to Eiheiji, the head temple for Soto Zen in Japan. Eiheiji has the stature and grandeur of the Vatican in Rome. Its scenery, dignity, d...

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Butterfly Kiss for the Buddha

Butterfly Kiss for the Buddha

Sutra 5 An Excerpt from The Mama Sutra I’m speeding down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard on a glorious fall day, running through yellow lights, completely stressed out, tryin...

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At the Mercy of the Bootstraps Barbershop Chorus | An Excerpt from Notes for the Everlost

At the Mercy of the Bootstraps Barbershop Chorus | An Excerpt from Notes for the Everlost

I still feel that way sometimes. It’s softer now than it used to be, but when I talk about it (rare these days) it triggers everything all over again. When I remember how someone called Liam a “...

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