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Alaska magazine editor since 2013, Michelle Theall started her career in publishing in 1994 at Women's Sports and Fitness magazine. Over the next 28 years, she garnered success as editor-in-chief of three different national titles, founder of one, and the author of three non-fiction books. She has appeared on NBC Today, MSNBC, The Travel Channel, and was recently featured in O, The Oprah Magazine. Her feature essay in 5280 Magazine, All That's Left is God, earned a GLAAD Media Award nomination, which led to her critically acclaimed memoir, Teaching the Cat to Sit, about growing up gay and Catholic in the Texas Bible Belt.
Praise for Teaching the Cat to Sit: A Memoir: “At once powerful and touching, Michelle Theall’s moving memoir captures the meaning of family—the families we inherit and the ones we make.” —Piper Kerman, New York Times bestselling author of Orange is the New Black “A clear-eyed,brave-hearted and utterly unforgettable memoir about life’s big things—love,faith, identity, and justice—and the sometimes ferocious effort it takes to balance them. At this book’s center is a beautifully rendered relationship between a mother and daughter that’s as complicated and memorable as any I’ve ever read. Here is a story told with grace, honesty, and remarkable spirit.” —Sara Corbett, New York Times bestselling coauthor of A House in the Sky “Michelle Theall can really write. This is a little story packed with big issues and told with real mastery.” —Kelly Corrigan, New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place “Powerful down to the last page. This book shows the resilience of its author and the universal quest to belong at all costs.” —Julia Scheeres, New York Times bestselling author of Jesus Land “Theall’s tightly wrought account serves as a powerful testimony to the healing power of language.” —Publishers Weekly “In a narrative that deftly moves between past and present, Theall tells the moving story of how she found self-acceptance as a lesbian mother of faith. . . . A searingly honest memoir of faith, sexuality and motherhood.” —Kirkus Reviews “An unusually moving memoir of alienation and discrimination. . . . Theall’s heartbreaking and heart-affirming coming-of-age, respect-seeking, and truth-telling tale ultimately demonstrates that openness is all.” —Booklist “Through unflinching prose, Theall returns to her youth and untangles the complexities of her life. She walks readers through her feelings of insecurity and loss with such sincerity that, were it not for the elegant writing, you might mistake the memoir for a diary. ” —5280, The Denver Magazine “Painfully honest. . .. Theall records her story with skill and humor.” —Windy City Times “Despite its inherent sadness, Teaching is hard to put down because author Michelle Theall is a first-rate storyteller. .. . The book works because of its deliberateness and its ultimately empowering message of truth to self. For that, and for the great biography it is, Teaching the Cat to Sit is a must-read,especially for those who can relate.” —Washington Blade
