When the World Didnt End: Guinevere Turners Cult Memoir (Part 1)

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 8 a.m.

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Guinevere Turner recently published a memoir about being raised in a cult, being kicked out, and finding her way in the world. Her book When the World Didn\\u2019t End dives deep into her experience drawn from fastidiously kept diaries. Here on A Little Bit Culty Turner shares some off-the-cuff stories. We chat about writing craft. And Turner brings up questions about our collective obsession with the cultiverse.\\xa0\\xa0

Please note, this series includes details of underage sexual abuse. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you, or someone who know, is a survivor of sexual assault, abuse, grooming, child abuse, or human trafficking, RAINN\\u2019s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers support at 800.656.HOPE (4673).

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Guinevere Turner is an acclaimed writer, director, and actor who\\u2019s worked in film and TV since her 1994 debut film Go Fish, which she wrote, produced, and starred in. She teamed up with director Mary Harron to write the films American Psycho; The Notorious Bettie Page; and the 2019 film Charlie Says. She was a writer, story editor, and played Gabby Deveaux on Showtime\\u2019s The L Word. She\\u2019s written and directed seven short films, two of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She can be seen in film roles including The Watermelon Woman, Chasing Amy, and American Psycho. Guinevere has taught screenwriting at Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia University, University of Georgia, UCLA and NYU.\\xa0

She can be found on Instagram. In these episodes, we reference the story she wrote for The New Yorker.

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