Aspen Matis
| Aspen Matis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 |
| Occupation | writer, poet, blogger |
Aspen Matis is an American writer.
Matis decided to hike the trail after being by a brutal rape that had traumatized her so much she dropped out of college, and hiked the long and arduous Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada.[1][2]
According to the Better reading podcast a brief account of her experience she wrote in 2012, for the New York Times Modern Love column, lead to her writing her 2015 book, The Girl in the Woods.[3]
Amy Kaufman, who interviewed Matis for the Los Angeles Times, noted that Matis's 2015 book described her 2009 journey, taken four years before the publication of Cheryl Strayed, 2013 account Wild.[2] Kaufman wrote "getting literary agents to view the book as anything more than “Wild” 2.0 was a challenge."
Girl in the Woods was published in May, 2015, and triggered commentary, interviews, and other signs of interest. In September 2015, Salon magazine published an excerpt.[4]
References
- ↑ Aspen Matis. A Hiker’s Guide to Healing, New York Times, 2012-05-06, p. ST6. Retrieved on 2022-08-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amy Kaufman. Q&A: Aspen Matis on walking the Pacific Crest Trail, ‘Wild’ and Lena Dunham, Los Angeles Times, 2015-09-15. Retrieved on 2022-08-20. “On her second night as a freshman at Colorado College, Matis was raped. She was so traumatized, that she dropped out of school and sought healing in the wilderness. 'Girl in the Woods,' the story of her five-month Pacific Crest Trail trek, was published last week by Harper Collins’ William Morrow imprint.”
- ↑ About the author: Aspen Matis, Better reading. Retrieved on 2022-08-20.
- ↑ Aspen Matis. "On my second night at college, I was raped", Salon magazine, 2015-09-14. Retrieved on 2022-08-20.