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13 Ways of Looking: Samantha Hunt on the Visual Inspirations Behind Her First Work of Nonfiction

13 Ways of Looking: Samantha Hunt on the Visual Inspirations Behind Her First Work of Nonfiction

The First in a Series in Which Writers Examine the Influence of Art and Photography on Their Work

By Samantha Hunt | July 28, 2022

Samantha Hunt on the Wild Delirium of Loving Language

Samantha Hunt on the Wild Delirium of Loving Language

“Being a human is extraordinary.”

By Samantha Hunt | April 13, 2022

Samantha Hunt: Ghosts of Brooklyn Past

Samantha Hunt: Ghosts of Brooklyn Past

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By Samantha Hunt | July 10, 2018

A Brief History of Books That Do Not Exist

A Brief History of Books That Do Not Exist

Of Ghosts and the Great Invisible Library

By Samantha Hunt | January 4, 2016

Nikola Tesla, An Alien Intelligence

Nikola Tesla, An Alien Intelligence

Invention as Poetry, Electricity as Magic

By Samantha Hunt | July 9, 2015

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