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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kristen Arnett
| September 5, 2024
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If You Skip a Friend’s Book Launch Are You the Literary Asshole?
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Kristen Arnett
| August 22, 2024
My Friends Have Bad Taste in Poetry and I Want to Tell Them: Am I the Literary Asshole?
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Kristen Arnett
| August 8, 2024
I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?
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Kristen Arnett
| July 25, 2024
My Local Indie Won’t Stock My Buzzy Debut and I’m Pissed: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
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Kristen Arnett
| July 11, 2024
Am the Literary Asshole For Wanting to Tell People Their Writing Sucks?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
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Kristen Arnett
| June 27, 2024
I Want to Call Out My Friend For Using AI in Her Newsletter: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
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Kristen Arnett
| June 14, 2024
I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
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Kristen Arnett
| May 30, 2024
I Want to Put a Dozen Blurbs on My Book: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
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Kristen Arnett
| May 16, 2024
I Don’t Want to Talk to My Coworker About Their Stupid Writing: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
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Kristen Arnett
| May 2, 2024
My “Friend” Keeps Sending Me Their Writing and I Need It To Stop: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
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Kristen Arnett
| April 18, 2024
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