Video: Nexo: What I learned from Depression: Interview with Andrew Solomon
Nexo’s Antonio Mammi interviews American author Andrew Solomon on the relationship between depression and family.
Oct 2019
Press: All Sources
Oct 2019
Longe da Árvore: Andrew Solomon on Parenting, Love, and Diversity
The message of the book and the movie is that differences that are stigmatized have their own beauty. If you are able to look at them the right way, you can find great meaning in the experiences of all these different ways of being different.
Sep 2019
Video: Andrew Solomon Discusses His Work at Itaú Cultural
Cris Bartis and Juliana Wallauer of Mamilos Podcast talk to Andrew Solomon about his research, and about the documentary “Far From the Tree,” now playing in Brazil.
Sep 2019
BBC News Brasil: Andrew Solomon on depression, difference, and the documentary Longe da Árvore
“The goal of the book, and I hope it works, is that people who do not know these lives and experiences can know, and read, and have more sympathy for them.”
Sep 2019
The Noonday Demon Among The Guardian’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
The book’s combination of honesty, scholarly rigour and poetry made it a benchmark in literary memoir and understanding of mental health.
Sep 2019
Folha de São Paulo: ‘Tenho menos esperança hoje do que antes’, diz escritor Andrew Solomon
“The kind of families I wrote about that are in the movie are the ones that destroy the cruelty of the world piece by piece, day by day.”
Sep 2019
Estadão: Documentário com Andrew Solomon traz pais e filhos em busca da identidade
“I think acceptance should always be the goal of love, but I don’t think they are the same at all.”
Sep 2019
Andrew Solomon: ‘A diversidade é uma atitude em relação ao mundo’
“Diversity is not a charity project, but an attitude towards the world.”
Aug 2019
Coming through the Darkness: Andrew Solomon’s Story
When you have that feeling of despair and feel that there’s no hope at all, that’s a symptom of a treatable illness. You should be relentless in pursuing treatments until you find those that can make you better.
Aug 2019
Audio: Everything Happens with Kate Bowler: The Stories of Who We Are
Authors Kate Bowler and Andrew Solomon discuss what it’s like to be different from our family, find our people, and love our kids across difference.
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