E.B. Bartels

E.B. Bartels is a nonfiction writer, a former Newtonville Books bookseller, and a GrubStreet instructor, with an MFA from Columbia University. Her writing has been published in Catapult, The Rumpus, The Millions, and The Toast. She lives in Massachusetts.

Spoiler(s): The Dog Does Die at the End, a Reading List

E.B. Bartels Recommends Annie Hartnett, Sy Montgomery, Kira Jane Buxton, and More

October 31, 2022 By E.B. Bartels

Visiting Mariah Carey’s Cat’s Grave: Reflections on Disenfranchised Grief

E.B. Bartels on the Particular Sorrow of Losing a Pet

August 2, 2022 By E.B. Bartels

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