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  Matt sits down with longtime friend and author Marin Sardy to talk about her new book, "The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia." Marin had a most unusual life growing up with two close family members suffering from Schizophrenia. The book is a multi-dimensional exploration of the nature and impact of mental illness on relationships and one's sense of self, as well as a critical look at the way governments treat the mentally ill.    More about Marin: Marin Sardy is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia (Pantheon 2019). Her essays have appeared in Tin House, Guernica, the New Yorker online, the Paris Review online, the Rumpus, Fourth Genre, the Missouri Review, and many other journals, as well as in two award-winning photography books—Landscape Dreams (2012) and Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby (2009). A Pushcart Prize nominee, Sardy has three times had her work listed as “notable” in Best American series and has been awarded fellowships by Hawthornden Castle, Catwalk Institute, and the Hertog Foundation. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and teaches writing for Pace University and Catapult. She is currently at work on her second book. https://www.marinsardy.com/