Emily Rapp Black

Emily Rapp Black, author and professor, discusses truth in creative nonfiction. They explore the distinction between creative nonfiction and other forms, reflect on death's impact on life perspective, engage in extreme sports for release, delve into the challenges and subjectivity of truth, share experiences with hate mail, writing personal topics and finding inspiration, discuss resurrection and curiosity in creative nonfiction, and recommend craft books and resources for writers.

Emily Rapp Black, a writer who decided to have another child after learning that her son had a fatal congenital disorder, joins the Sugars to read letters from parents coping with grief overshadowing their surviving children. They explore the complex emotions of living with grief and happiness simultaneously, the presence of the deceased in the lives of the living, open communication and honesty in parenting after loss, and finding new purpose amidst adversity.