memoir – Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad

On Make Your Day Richer TV

A densely-packed, live 15-minute interview on Make Your Day Richer TV / podcast with Richard Wilmore. Fast, fun, and to the point. “Just when you got one stage of parenting down, they’re on to the next…” PS. This is probably my first interview where we discussed the discarded titles for my book.

“Of Love and Borscht” in One Potato

In time for National Soup Month, One Potato, a popular food blog, published my essay “Of Love and Borscht,” based on an A Family, Maybe excerpt – with our family borscht recipe! So glad others can try their hand at it too. 😋 Beets, cabbage, potatoes, and a story to go with them… You canContinue reading ““Of Love and Borscht” in One Potato”

Our family journey on the Bookshop podcast

Award-winning YA author Stacey Horan interviewed me on her popular literary podcast! We talk about books, writing, and parenting. “In his book A Family, Maybe, Lane details the challenges—legal, political, and personal—that he and his partner Jonathan faced trying to adopt their two foster children through the Los Angeles County child welfare system. Along thatContinue reading “Our family journey on the Bookshop podcast”

The Pacific Sentinel on AFM’s path to publication

From the magazine’s story about the reasons why I wrote A Family, Maybe, and its long, arduous path to publication: “Memoirs have a unique power to draw readers into the intimate narratives of our lives, offering glimpses into personal struggles, triumphs, and transformations. However, the path from lived experiences to a published book is oftenContinue reading “The Pacific Sentinel on AFM’s path to publication”

AWP 2020: Two Panels and a Reading

Every year, thousands of writers flock to the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) conference, the largest literary convention in North America. This year, however, was special. The coronavirus pandemic cast doubt on this giant event until March 2, just two days before its start, when the organizers and the host city ofContinue reading “AWP 2020: Two Panels and a Reading”