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    Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra:
    “Ah, Fuck Em.”

    From Her One Story Literary Debutante Ball Address

     
    By Alice McDermott  May 10, 2024

    Lolita is Nabokov: On the Parallel Histories of the Writer and His Most Famous Character

    Monika Zgustova Explores Childhood Sexual Abuse and Its Aftermath, On and Off the Page

     
    By Monika Zgustova  May 10, 2024

    The Breasts Make the Woman... Or Do They? On Having (and Losing) a Pair

    Sarah Thornton Explores Body Dysmorphia After a Double Mastectomy

     
    By Sarah Thornton  May 10, 2024

    Karen Tei Yamashita on Seeking Stories in the Soil

    “Undo the shame of forgetting. Dig and sift through dark soil. Feel its texture.”

     
    By Karen Tei Yamashita  May 10, 2024

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    Featuring New Titles by Colm Tóibín, Sathnam Sanghera, Kaliane Bradley, and More

     
    By Book Marks  May 10, 2024

    Invisible Women: On the Victorian Custom of Cutting Mothers Out of Portraits

    Ellen O’Connell Whittet Considers the Photographic Evidence of Maternal Erasure

     
    By Ellen O'Connell Whittet  May 10, 2024
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    Colson Whitehead has withdrawn as a 2024 commencement speaker. Who will be next?
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    Ben Stiller will channel his best Norman Mailer in a new true crime movie.
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    One great short story to read today:
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    A new report tracks workplace retaliation against pro-Palestinian media workers.
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    One great short story to read today:
    Rebecca Curtis's "Hansa and Gretyl and Piece of Shit"
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    Against the objectification of books (or, some thoughts on The Discourse).
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    Queer Literature

    Sitting at the Cool Table: Christina Cooke and Marissa Higgins on the (Supposed) Renaissance of Queer Lit

    By Christina Cooke  May 10, 2024
    Talk Easy

    Jerrod Carmichael on Using Art to (Try to) Solve Life's Problems

    By Talk Easy  May 9, 2024

    Claire Messud on Blurring Family History and Fiction

    In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

     
    Claire Messud on Blurring Family History and Fiction
    By Fiction Non Fiction  May 9, 2024
    Fatherhood

    A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

    By Brian Gresko  May 9, 2024
    Reading Lists

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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    The Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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    5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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    Elle Marr on Mining Personal Experiences for Writing Inspiration

    May 10, 2024  By Elle Marr

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    May 10, 2024  By Terry Wolverton