Anchoring a Memoir in a Tumultuous Time

AN INTERVIEW WITH JOAN GELFAND

Joan Gelfand

By Christine Young

Forthcoming on January 16th, 2024 is Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution, Joan Gelfand’s debut memoir from Post Hill Press. Set in a volatile and high stakes time and place, Berkeley in the 70’s, the story tracks Joan’s activism and growth as a young poet.

Outside Voices is Gelfand’s seventh book, each having a different genre and publisher. Having sold this one on proposal, I had questions for Joan about h...