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Rebecca Makkai on Progress, Misogyny, and #MeToo

Rebecca Makkai on Progress, Misogyny, and #MeToo

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The Pleasures of a Pessimistic Literary Escape: Jessie Gaynor on Edith Wharton’s The Glimpses of the Moon

"Even when writing an escapist romance, Wharton is inescapably herself"

By Jessie Gaynor | October 11, 2023

How to Write a Memoir When You're Sick With Cancer

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Insomnia, Imposter Syndrome, and All the Ways I Learned to Write My Book

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"This is a story about how life happens to all of us."

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Why the Russian Protest Poems of Sergey Gandlevsky Still Matter Today

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