In this episode 193, we visit with Ellen Birkett Morris, author of Lost Girls, a short story collection which explores the experiences of women and girls as they confront the challenges and expectations of womanhood.

Jenny Offill, author of Weather, Department of Speculation, and Last Things, called this book a “dazzling collection of stories that showcases Morris’ impressive ability to hide devastating truths within seemingly small moments.”

A review of Lost Girls in the Southern Review of Books said: “Through vivid snapshots of female struggle, Morris demonstrates the power of women acknowledging one another — and themselves — in a world where they are continually diminished. The women and girls in these stories hold the antidote to their own erasure, and in turn give it to us: Only we can prevent each other from becoming lost girls.”