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Ann Napolitano
Parts of a Whole: Ann Napolitano on Reaching for the Vivacity and Connection of
Little Women
“I wanted not only to be Jo, but part of her sisterhood.”
By
Ann Napolitano
| June 12, 2023
Ann Napolitano: Offer Yourself Grace When the Writing is Hard
The Author of
Hello Beautiful
on Writer’s Block, Loving Basketball, and Bad Advice
By
Ann Napolitano
| March 15, 2023
Ann Napolitano on Seeing Her Book
Dear Edward
Adapted for TV
“I was meeting a figment of my imagination—what could be more magical?”
By
Ann Napolitano
| February 8, 2023
Ann Napolitano: Honor Your Obsessions—Especially the Weird Ones
Even if It Makes You Uncomfortable
By
Ann Napolitano
| March 9, 2020
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