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Russell Banks on the Time He Fled Bread Loaf with Nelson Algren

Russell Banks on the Time He Fled Bread Loaf with Nelson Algren

Algren Got Fired, Banks Made a Friend

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Kashana Cauley: “I Tell Jokes About Things That I Am Angry About.”

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“Just Fade to White, Dear.” Aminatta Forna Remembers Fay Weldon

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“She didn’t give a hoot what anyone thought.”

By Aminatta Forna | January 10, 2023

Suzanne Berne Asks Us, Why Write a Novel, Why Read a Novel, and Why Now?

Suzanne Berne Asks Us, Why Write a Novel, Why Read a Novel, and Why Now?

“I believe in the capacity of the novel, in its formal demonstration of the possibility for greater insight and compassion over time.”

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Shelf Talkers: What the Booksellers Are Reading at Point Reyes Books

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