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Existential Dread and the Art <br>of Boat-Building

Existential Dread and the Art
of Boat-Building

On Fatherhood and Large Projects That Make No Sense

By Jonathan Gornall | May 8, 2019

On Elizabeth Bishop, Loss, and Coming Out After 20 Years in a Convent

On Elizabeth Bishop, Loss, and Coming Out After 20 Years in a Convent

Patricia Dwyer Revisits the Spaces She Has Lost

By Patricia M. Dwyer | May 7, 2019

Birthing Calfs, Writing Novels: This is My Job Now

Birthing Calfs, Writing Novels: This is My Job Now

John Connell on Passing Life's Tests, Big and Small

By John Connell | May 7, 2019

The New Toolkit For Opening Up Your Memoir Writing

The New Toolkit For Opening Up Your Memoir Writing

Eve Makis on Creating Outlets for Those Who Might Not Have Them

By Eve Makis | May 6, 2019

On <em>Not</em> Writing About My Father, an Actual Mad Scientist

On Not Writing About My Father, an Actual Mad Scientist

Erika Swyler on the Autobiographical Truths of Fiction

By Erika Swyler | May 3, 2019

My Husband, My Job, Myself: A Story of Three Marriages

My Husband, My Job, Myself: A Story of Three Marriages

Sejal Shah and a Theory of Three Rings

By Sejal Shah | May 3, 2019

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  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
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  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Who Do We Become When We Survive Our Pain?

By Karen Havelin | May 2, 2019

Growing Up At Ground Zero of American Apartheid

By Greg Bottoms | May 1, 2019

The Stories We Tell Our Sons
About Becoming Men

By Sophia Shalmiyev | April 29, 2019

Amy Tan Reflects on 30 Years Since<br> <em>The Joy Luck Club</em>

Amy Tan Reflects on 30 Years Since
The Joy Luck Club

Writing Fiction That's Truer Than Memoir

By Amy Tan | April 23, 2019

An American Love Story With No Love

An American Love Story With No Love

Kendra Allen Looks Back at Her Parents' Divorce

By Kendra Allen | April 19, 2019

On the Decision to Make Patrick Bateman a Serial Killer

On the Decision to Make Patrick Bateman a Serial Killer

Life in Manhattan, c. 1987: From Bret Easton Ellis's White

By Bret Easton Ellis | April 16, 2019

Ruth Reichl, Redeeming the Twitter Hellscape One Tweet at a Time

Ruth Reichl, Redeeming the Twitter Hellscape One Tweet at a Time

Maybe We Can Have Nice Things After All

By Jason Diamond | April 11, 2019

From the Bronx to Rural Nigeria, How Kwame Onwuachi Became a Chef

From the Bronx to Rural Nigeria, How Kwame Onwuachi Became a Chef

Kith/Kin's Executive Chef on Learning Respect in the Old Country

By Kwame Onwuachi | April 11, 2019

My Jewish Grandfather, Handpicked by Hitler to Curate the Museum of Extinct Races?

My Jewish Grandfather, Handpicked by Hitler to Curate the Museum of Extinct Races?

Bram Presser on Unraveling the Unlikeliest of Family Histories

By Bram Presser | April 11, 2019

Russell Brand on Rehab, Recovery, and Choosing the Right Mentor

Russell Brand on Rehab, Recovery, and Choosing the Right Mentor

"It is okay to talk about your feelings, more than okay, mandatory."

By Russell Brand | April 9, 2019

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