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E.A. Hanks

Biography

E.A. Hanks

E.A. Hanks lives in Los Angeles, California. Formerly a staffer at Vanity Fair, she has contributed to Time, The Guardian, The New York Times and others.

E.A. Hanks

Books by E.A. Hanks

The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road
by E.A. Hanks - Memoir, Nonfiction

In her trusted loaded-up minivan “Minnie,” E.A. Hanks follows the same route as a long-ago road trip with her mother in an attempt to better understand the complicated woman who gave her life. Along the way, as she follows her mother’s diaries and her own recollections of the route, she begins to uncover secrets --- some unexpectedly wonderful, and others darker and more violent than she ever imagined ---- that bring more questions than answers. Reckoning with the past, the present, her memories and herself, Hanks brings us along a beautiful voyage towards understanding how the stories we tell about the places we’re from ultimately become the stories we tell about the people we are.