Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic <em>The Ha-Ha</em>

Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic The Ha-Ha

“The absurdity of existence, the often-simultaneous humor and terror in not knowing what life is for, is a theme echoed throughout the novel.”

By Melissa Broder | November 21, 2025

Sanity Is Relative: Melissa Broder on Elaine Kraf’s <em>The Princess of 72nd Street</em>

Sanity Is Relative: Melissa Broder on Elaine Kraf’s The Princess of 72nd Street

Considering the Blurred Boundaries Between States of Mania and States of Spiritual Grace

By Melissa Broder | August 6, 2024

Melissa Broder: Thoughts On Open Marriage and Illness

Melissa Broder: Thoughts On Open Marriage and Illness

On Being in a Relationship with Illness

By Melissa Broder | April 13, 2016

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