Must Love Memoir NYC: An intimate evening of unforgettable true stories, told by the writers who lived them. With Priya Hutner • Alex Poppe • Sammi LaBue • Sarah Sturgis • Catherine Santino • Emily Antoniades • Ellen Vorbach Collins • Hosted by Krystal Marie Orwig

This panel discussion brings together authors who confronted the seductive pull of cults, ideologies, and belief systems that reshaped their lives. Together, they explore what draws people into systems of control and what it takes to break free, how their lives were shaped by the powerful pull of belonging, belief, and conditioning. What happens when people are swept into powerful narratives, why are people susceptible to charismatic leaders, and what dangers arise when belief replaces questioning. In an era of influencer culture, misinformation, and fractured communities, their insights reveal how limiting beliefs can entrap us and how writing becomes a tool for transformation. | printersrowlitfest.org

Join Blair Glaser, author of This Incredible Longing & Priya Hutner, author of Chasing Nirvana as they discuss their memoirs and lives in Eastern based cult like spirtual groups with female gurus.

Join Parvati Shallow and Priya Hutner for a unique author conversation as they discuss their memoirs and the experiences that shaped them. Both women were raised in the same ashram, each forged different paths after leaving. Both women navigated abusive relationships, motherhood, and made the difficult decision to walk away from a life that no longer served them. This intimate conversation explores identity, belief, grief, vulnerability, and how writing became a tool for making sense of their past.  Tahoe Literary Festival tahoelitfest.com

If you are fascinated by cults..this panel discussion brings together authors who have confronted the seductive pull of cults, or have been born into them the belief systems that reshaped their lives. Together, they explore what draws people into systems of control and what it takes to break free, how their lives were shaped by the powerful pull of belonging, belief, and conditioning. Parvati Shallow, Sarah Edmondson, Melissa Duge Spiers, and Priya Hutner Moderated by Sands Hall