Cheryl Strayed on 'Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Torment'

Cheryl Strayed’s "Wild" is one of the most famous wilderness memoirs of our time. She especially appreciates writers who combine honesty with emotional intensity — writers who reveal themselves unflinchingly on the page. She recommends a memoir by the writer Poe Ballantine. —This author recommends— Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere: A Memoir —More from this author— Interview: Cheryl Strayed on Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail