Truman State University Press
Lori Horvitz, November 2018
The Girls of Usually
An interview by Aderinsola Adesida and Jenna Faulkner
We were excited to learn that Lori’s book
The Girls of Usually was the Gold Medal Winner for the 2016 IPPY Book Award in Autobiography/Memoir II and the 2015 USA Best Book Award winner in Gay & Lesbian Nonfiction. It was also the Bronze winner for Foreword Reviews’ 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award in Autobiography & Memoir (Adult Nonfiction) and a finalist for the Saints & Sinners Emerging Writer Award; as well as an honorable mention in the 2015 Rainbow Awards.
In a recent interview, Lori discusses writing an honest memoir, the lawlessness of memory, and the magic of everyday life