{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/dd9bf09f-c85c-5b84-8fc6-ac7c8574cacc/651b23fe682ac900119a5b45?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brittany Means, HELL IF WE DON'T CHANGE OUR WAYS: A Memoir","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1696277372672-c9e9488e77a28499595b88e4407a5559.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zibby Books author alert! Zibby interviews debut author Brittany Means about&nbsp;<em>Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways,&nbsp;</em>a breathtaking, harrowing, soulful memoir about the homelessness, abuse, and instability that enveloped her childhood and the inspiring resilience that got her through it. Brittany describes her writing journey, from elementary school poems to Iowa MFA, and then explains how writing this memoir involved a cathartic weaving of painful memories and present-day reflections. She also talks about her beloved chickens, her literary mentors, her relationship with her mother, and her next project!</p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3PZVd1N\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/3PZVd1N</a></p><p><br></p><p>Share, rate, &amp; review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/zibbyowens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@zibbyowens</a>!</p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}