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In Which a Couple of Actual Literary Assholes Make an Appearance
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Literary Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| April 3, 2025
Am I the Literary Asshole for Demanding More Semicolons in My Books?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| March 20, 2025
There Are Too Many DAMN Commas in Books These Days: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| March 6, 2025
Am I the Literary Asshole for Thinking All Book Covers Look the Same?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| February 20, 2025
Does Any of This Matter? Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| February 6, 2025
Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| January 23, 2025
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I Want to Write About This Jerk Who Ghosted Me: Am I the Literary Asshole?
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Kristen Arnett
| January 9, 2025
I Loathe Very Online Writers: Am I the Literary Asshole?
By
Kristen Arnett
| December 19, 2024
I Don’t Want to Read Anymore: Am I the Literary Asshole?
By
Kristen Arnett
| December 4, 2024
My Good Friend’s Partner is a Terrible Writer and I HATE IT: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| November 14, 2024
I Really Want to Call Out My Friend For Bragging About How Much YA She Reads: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| October 31, 2024
It Bugs Me That My Friend Claims to Be a Writer But Never Writes: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| October 17, 2024
I Hate This Jerk in My Book Club: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| October 3, 2024
I Do NOT Want to Hang Out With My Fans: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| September 19, 2024
I Think Memoirs Nowadays Are Just Completely Self-Involved: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| September 5, 2024
If You Skip a Friend’s Book Launch Are You the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| August 22, 2024
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