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Alicia Kennedy on Navigating the Thorny Terrain of Food Writing

Alicia Kennedy on Navigating the Thorny Terrain of Food Writing

"We’re entrusting each other not just with words, but with our bodies, our tastes, and our time at the cutting board."

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A Reading List of Realistic Portraits of Mothers and Daughters in Literature

A Reading List of Realistic Portraits of Mothers and Daughters in Literature

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August's Best Reviewed Fiction

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The Never-Ending Transgender Talk Show: A Conversation with <em>Framing Agnes</em> Director Chase Joynt

The Never-Ending Transgender Talk Show: A Conversation with Framing Agnes Director Chase Joynt

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Why the Rise of Morally Gray Women In Fiction Is Good For All of Us

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Megan Barnard on the Deliciously Unlikable Yet Complex Female Protagonist

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Apocalypse Now: Why It’s Cathartic To Read About the End of the World

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How Obscenity Laws Nearly Stopped Nabokov's <em>Lolita</em> from Being Published

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The Real-Life Poetry of Gardening

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