Media
REVIEWS and interviews
The Wall Street Journal
Review of Hostage by Diane Cole, March 4, 2026
San Diego Jewish World, March 2026
https://share.google/ASVZlKaFFddhUu7Ds
Writers Digest, Spotlight Interview, March 2026
https://www.writersdigest.com/mimi-nichter-give-yourself-and-your-words-the-time-to-marinate
Interview with Lit Hub
https://lithub.com/mimi-nichter-on-finding-the-courage-to-tell-your-story/
Interview with Theo Nestor
https://writingismydrink.com/2026/02/19/nichters-new-memoir-hostage-will-keep-you-up-way-too-late/
Podcasts
Family secrets with dani shapiro
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hijacked/id1441824608?i=1000768903292
Totally Booked with Zibby Owens
https://podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/an-earlier-hostage-speaks-out/id1366633318?i=1000752438502
Memoir Nation with Brooke Warner and Grant FAulkner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh-ghuJPrVc
Let’s Talk Memoir with Ronit Plank
https://ronitplank.com/2026/04/21/lets-talk-memoir-episode-237-mimi-nichter/
Deborah Kobylt Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb2TFk_wXfs
Getting Work to Work Podcast, Chris Martin Studios
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-my-voice-with-mimi-nichter-gwtw880/id1120281603?i=1000751898919
Open Book with Scott Simon
https://scottsimonspeaks.substack.com/p/scott-simons-open-book-invites-mimi
The Kathryn Zox Show
https://thekathrynzoxshow.com/episodes/1836
In Conversation with Terry Shepherd
https://terryshepherd.com/mimi-nichter-hostage-a-memoir-of-terrorism-trauma-and-resilience/
Bill Kenower Author to Author
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/author2author-with-mimi-nichter/id512532891?i=1000753436887
Change Your Attitude…Change Your Life with joan Hermann
https://cyacyl.podbean.com/
In Conversation with Terry Shepherd
https://terryshepherd.com/mimi-nichter-hostage-a-memoir-of-terrorism-trauma-and-resilience/
Uncorking a Story with Mike Carlon
https://uncorkingastory.com/mimi-nichter/
Prolific Pulse Press Podcast
https://www.prolificpulse.com/podcast/episode/edd09c26/in-conversation-with-mimi-nichter-or-the-memoir-hostage
Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle Erasmus
Empowering Women, Transforming Lives with Rebecca Hall Grayter
Aired Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-hostage-to-surviving-terror-and-courageously/id875173219?i=1000754907575
Personal Essays:
HuffPost Personal. My family taught me to hide the truth about my brother. I wish they hadn't, 2024
The Brevity Blog. Turning the corner on confidence, 2023.
Newsweek. Palestinian militants hijacked my plane. I know the hostages' pain, 2023.
Global/U.S.:
Taylor, Nicole & Nichter, Mimi. I Love My Body, But Hers is Better! Body Positivity and Social Media among College Women, Emerging Adulthood, Summer, 2024.
Nichter, Mimi. The Social Life of Vaping, New York University Press Blog, January 31, 2020.
Taylor, Nicole and Nichter, Mimi. Body Image: Supporting Healthy Ideas and Behaviors for a Diverse Student Population. In David Anderson (Editor), Wellness Issues for Higher Education (Volume 2), Routledge Press, 2017.