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Tracy Strauss's debut memoir discusses past trauma and 21st century dating

On the Why We Write podcast: MFA in Creative Writing alumna Tracy Strauss writes "an open love letter" to her future spouse in her new book "I Just Haven't Met You Yet."

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Episode notes

Tracy Strauss's debut memoir, "I Just Haven't Met You Yet," explores her process of healing as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and the pursuit of love in the 21st century. A graduate of Lesley University's MFA in Creative Writing program, Tracy has written extensively on love and dating and her essays have been published in Glamour, New York Magazine, Oprah Magazine, The Millions, Ms. Magazine, The Huffington Post, Salon, Publishers Weekly, Ploughshares, The Rumpus, and other publications.

"I Just Haven't Met You Yet" was named a hardcover bestseller by Harvard Bookstore and Diesel Bookstore, an Audio File Magazine 2019 Earphones Award Winner, and was selected for Books on the T(link is external).

Read more about Tracy and find more information about her book on her website(link is external).

In this interview, she speaks with Amanda McGregor.

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