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How Colorism Impacts Black Women’s Physical and Mental Health

Layal Liverpool on Racist Beauty Standards and the Hidden Harms of Hair Relaxers

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Winning the Culture War Against Queer Kids’ Books

Winning the Culture War Against Queer Kids’ Books

Michael Leali Imagines a World Where Queer Kids Have Access to Books That Celebrate Their Identities

By Michael Leali | June 17, 2024

The Limitations of Autobiography: Jill Ciment on Continually Revising the Past

The Limitations of Autobiography: Jill Ciment on Continually Revising the Past

Michelle Hart Talks to the Author of “Consent”

By Michelle Hart | June 17, 2024

Going to “Girl Church.” 5 Books that Explore Female Friendship and Adolescence

Going to “Girl Church.” 5 Books that Explore Female Friendship and Adolescence

Maggie Nye Recommends Mónica Ojeda, Megan Abbott, Dizz Tate, and More

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Garth Risk Hallberg on The Big Novel

Garth Risk Hallberg on The Big Novel

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | June 17, 2024

Stacey D'Erasmo on Why We Keep Making Art

Stacey D'Erasmo on Why We Keep Making Art

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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In Praise of the Domestic Sensualist: Laurie Colwin at 80

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What a Young John Muir Learned In the Wisconsin Wilderness

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Amanda Bellows on the Scottish-Born Naturalist’s Early Years in the United States

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How Beyoncé’s “Formation” Embodies the Ethos of Black Womanhood

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Catherine Joy White on Black Women's Long History of Resistance and Collective Struggle

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Byron and Borgia: A Meditation on an Impossible Encounter

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“Historical Fanfiction.” The Deceptive, Dangerous Simplicity of Originalism in American Politics

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