Narratively

Acclaimed writer/director Melissa Johnson on how she transitioned from the world of sports to the land of art—and how she learned to put her vulnerability on the page.

Interested in writing for Narratively? We’re looking for pitches about epic love stories and people with surprising passions!

We recently announced our Spring 2022 Memoir Prize, and it got us thinking about memoir pieces we love! Read this selection of our editors’ all-time favorite memoirs.

For two centuries, an extreme protectionist policy barred all foreigners from setting foot inside Japan…except for on one tiny island, a cramped cultural crossroads where anything could, and did, happen.

Our wealthy California school had a hookup game where boys “drafted” girls, then tracked their sex acts. A decade later, my classmates still debate whether “FSL” was harmless teenage hijinks or a symptom of toxic rot in our elite enclave.

Looking for something new and exciting to read? You’re in luck!

The new owner of Argentina’s de facto national treat stopped paying his majority-female workforce — so they seized control of the entire operation.