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Know My Name A Memoir

Chanel Miller

Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and an instant She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexua...

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We Can Do Hard Things

It was described as a critically acclaimed memoir that was a New York Times bestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner. The podcast hosts strongly recommended it to listeners.

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Chanel Miller is a writer and artist. She received her BA in literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Know My Name, my top five books of all time....

— Episode: 92. Chanel Miller Promises: We are Never...

Episode: 92. Chanel Miller Promises: We are Never Stuck

It was described as a critically acclaimed memoir that was a New York Times bestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner. The podcast hosts strongly recommended it to listeners.

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Chanel Miller is a writer and artist. She received her BA in literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Know My Name, my top five books of all time. Everyone who's listening to this podcast must buy and read this book.

And I read the book, which is about Chanel's assault at Stanford University.

When you were writing Know My Name, your therapist told you to focus on pursuing pleasure as part of your healing.

So going to that art class, was that your way of insisting that you were still there?

So I got about two chapters in and I remember, I think it was probably Liz Gilbert because that's who I always call with book situations. But I just remember calling and being like, holy shit.

Strict Scrutiny

This memoir was mentioned as an example of Chanel Miller's powerful articulation of her experience with the criminal justice system, particularly regarding the hurtful sentencing of her assailant, Brock Turner. Her writing helped illuminate the 'care gap'--the discrepancy in concern shown toward powerful individuals versus vulnerable ones.

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Yeah and so Chanel Miller wrote an amazing memoir it's called Know My Name and she talks a lot about why it was so hurtful and so harmful for the judge to as she perceived it take his side and I think...

— Episode: Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Prot...

Episode: Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abuser...

This memoir was mentioned as an example of Chanel Miller's powerful articulation of her experience with the criminal justice system, particularly regarding the hurtful sentencing of her assailant, Brock Turner. Her writing helped illuminate the 'care gap'--the discrepancy in concern shown toward powerful individuals versus vulnerable ones.

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Yeah and so Chanel Miller wrote an amazing memoir it's called Know My Name and she talks a lot about why it was so hurtful and so harmful for the judge to as she perceived it take his side and I think that some of this is about the ways in which our culture and our law orient to the pain of the powerful.

The Dan Patrick Show

The memoir was highlighted as an unflinching look at Miller's experience, became a bestseller, earned critical acclaim and awards, and was featured in Oprah's book club.

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the publication of her memoir, Know My Name, which provides an unflinching look at her experience

— Episode: The Stanford Swimmer Scandal: Part Two

Episode: The Stanford Swimmer Scandal: Part Two

The memoir was highlighted as an unflinching look at Miller's experience, became a bestseller, earned critical acclaim and awards, and was featured in Oprah's book club.

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the publication of her memoir, Know My Name, which provides an unflinching look at her experience

Chanel's memoir was met with widespread acclaim, praised for its honesty, eloquence, and powerful narrative

It became a bestseller, debuting at number two on the New York Times bestseller list for nonfiction

The memoir won several awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography in 2019

Oprah Winfrey selected Know My Name for her book club, calling it a searingly, beautifully written, and courageous account of a survivor

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