It’s so intense being on the road that I’ve never once been able to keep a journal. I tried to make clear that it was a road book because it’s quite personal, but it is personal in ways that are attached to the road, not random love affairs and health issues or other things that might be part of a memoir. A memoir is usually very personal, the scope of a life, while a road book is literally focused on the process of being on the road, as with Jack Kerouac. It’s a road book, I would say, because it’s not exactly a journal. In interviews about My Life On The Road, you’ve been pretty clear that it’s not a memoir, it’s more of a "road journal." At exactly the time we’d planned, my phone rang and I answered. Most celebrity interviews begin with a call to a publicist on a conference line, but not this one. We also spoke about the ongoing fight for reproductive rights, the current presidential race, and “The F Word” today. I was thrilled to get the chance to speak to Steinem about writing, travel and the “road book” genre in an interview last week. In our Dec/Jan 2016 issue, we review her latest book, My Life On The Road, which well-deservedly earned a place on our Top 10 Books of 2015. Steinem in BUST magazine and on regularly ever since, and in 2013 we awarded her a BUST Golden Bra award at our 20th annivesary party. Dressed in a black T-shirt emblazoned with “F Word,” she stood with her hands on her hips in a Wonder Woman pose. Exactly fifteen years ago, Gloria Steinem appeared on the cover of BUST magazine.
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