• The Maris Review

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    Tania James on Trust, Truth, and the Desire to Create Something That Lasts

    By The Maris Review  June 29, 2023
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    Keziah Weir on the Women Behind Great Literary Men and Guessing Other People’s Intentions

    By The Maris Review  June 22, 2023
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    Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

    By The Maris Review  June 15, 2023
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    S.A. Cosby on Interviewing an FBI Agent, Making Plans, and Family Relationships in All The Sinners Bleed

    By The Maris Review  June 8, 2023
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    From a Toxic Set of Norms: Maureen Ryan on Why We Ought to Burn It Down

    By The Maris Review  June 1, 2023
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    Rita Chang-Eppig on Researching Pirates for Her Debut Novel

    By The Maris Review  May 25, 2023
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    The Person Who Wrote It Is Eating Ramen: Samantha Irby on Writing for TV

    By The Maris Review  May 18, 2023
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    A Kind of Mutuality: Christina Sharpe on the Importance of Regard

    By The Maris Review  May 11, 2023
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    Being on the Reader’s Side: Jaime Green on Writing a Book About Science (with an MFA)

    By The Maris Review  May 4, 2023
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    Claire Dederer on Embracing Subjectivity

    By The Maris Review  April 27, 2023
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    Victor Lavalle on the Truth of Family Secrets (Hint: They’re Not That Secret)

    By The Maris Review  April 20, 2023
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    Alex Mar on the Story of Radical Forgiveness Behind Her New Book

    By The Maris Review  April 13, 2023
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    Nicole Chung on the Task of Winnowing a Life Story (and the Magic of Dogs)

    By The Maris Review  April 6, 2023
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    Idra Novey: I Didn’t Want to Write an Obituary for Appalachia

    By The Maris Review  March 30, 2023
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    “It Was All in the Service of Not Wanting Queer People to Have to Justify Themselves.” Why Catherine Lacey Rewrote History in Biography of X

    By The Maris Review  March 23, 2023
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    Editor-Turned-Author Jenny Jackson on the Other Side of the Editorial Process

    By The Maris Review  March 16, 2023
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    Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell, Anthony Comstock, and Abortion in the 19th Century

    By The Maris Review  March 9, 2023
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    Michael Schulman on the Icons Who Shaped the Oscars (for Better and for Worse)

    By The Maris Review  March 2, 2023
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    “There’s No Easy Answer, But I’m Gonna Tell a Story About It.” Rebecca Makkai on Exploring the Gray Areas

    By The Maris Review  February 23, 2023
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    Malcolm Harris on Palo Alto, the “Town That Efficiency Built”

    By The Maris Review  February 16, 2023
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    Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on Capturing What it Means to Live in Contemporary Nigeria

    By The Maris Review  February 9, 2023
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    Sabrina Imbler: “Natural Spaces and Queer Spaces Can Coexist”

    By The Maris Review  February 2, 2023
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    Aubrey Gordon on Debunking Myths About Fatness

    By The Maris Review  January 26, 2023
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    Monica Heisey: Surprise, Real Life Isn’t a Nancy Meyers Movie

    By The Maris Review  January 19, 2023
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    Why Dan Kois Created a Laurie Colwin-Esque Character in His New Novel

    By The Maris Review  January 12, 2023
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