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Nicole Graev Lipson

Nicole Graev Lipson
Nicole Graev Lipson is the author of Mothers and Other Fictional Characters: A Memoir in Essays. Her writing has appeared in The Sun, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Millions, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, among other venues. Her work has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, nominated for a National Magazine Award, and selected for The Best American Essays. She lives outside of Boston with her family.


The Cords That Bind: On the Elusiveness of Solitude in Motherhood

Nicole Graev Lipson Reflects on Thoreau, the Self, and the Frenzy of Parenting
March 5, 2025  By Nicole Graev Lipson
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