Essays

“The Heartbreak of Encountering Your Child’s Experience of the World: Motherhood and the Mysteries of Synesthesia,” Literary Hub

“Research Notes,” Necessary Fiction

“The Best Books About Alternative Parenting Gone Wrong,” Electric Literature

“7 Novels About Crimes in Cults, Communes, and Other Alternative Communities,” CrimeReads

“Playlist,” Largehearted Boy

Podcasts, Interviews, and Other Events

“Making Sense of Trauma: The Millions Interviews Melanie Abrams,” The Millions

“Julia Scheeres in Conversation with Melanie Abrams on Cults, California, and Belief Systems,” Literary Hub

“Literary Page Turners, a Conversation with Melanie Abrams, Kate Milliken, and Laura Mazer,” Litquake

“New Novel Explores the Lasting Impacts of Growing Up In a Commune,” KALW, San Francisco Public Radio

“Melanie Abrams and Andrew Altschul in Conversation,” Lockdown Lit with The Booksmith

The Downtown Writers Jam with Brad King

“Creating Explosive Plots in Literary Fiction,” Weekend of Words, Hosted by The Shuffle Collective

“Diving Into Conflicts, featuring Melanie Abrams,” Write-Minded

“Melanie Abrams on Bringing Conflict,” How Do You Write with Rachael Herron

“Let’s Talk Books: Tales of Parenthood,” New York Writers Workshop