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Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Finding Freedom in, and From, Motherhood

By Claire Dederer | April 25, 2023

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

“A Bright Stellate Object, a Small Angled Sphere.” On Migraines and Scotoma

Brian Dillon Considers the Restless Geometry of Blind Spots

By Brian Dillon | April 25, 2023

Feral, Beautiful and Free: Sarah Cypher on Turkish Cats

Feral, Beautiful and Free: Sarah Cypher on Turkish Cats

Also, They’re Not Actually Agents of the Devil

By Sarah Cypher | April 25, 2023

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Tracing a Girlhood Through the Books That Predicted It

By Julie Buntin | April 24, 2023

The Monstrousness Lurking Inside Motherhood

The Monstrousness Lurking Inside Motherhood

Amanda Parrish Morgan on Claire Dederer, Mary Shelley, Rachel Yoder, and the Warped Self

By Amanda Parrish Morgan | April 24, 2023

On Smuggling a Book Into the Psych Ward

On Smuggling a Book Into the Psych Ward

Jonathan Rosen Enters a Friend’s Delusions Under the Pull of Shared History

By Jonathan Rosen | April 24, 2023

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Missed Chances for Mindfulness: On Trying and Failing to Meditate

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Why We All Need Dinner Parties in Our Lives

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Falling in Love with a Dog and the World

Falling in Love with a Dog and the World

Ramona Ausubel on the Softness of Beasts

By Ramona Ausubel | April 19, 2023

You Can Hate Leaving Your Child, and Be Glad You Went

You Can Hate Leaving Your Child, and Be Glad You Went

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This book club connects incarcerated fathers to the outside world.

This book club connects incarcerated fathers to the outside world.

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Hideous Shakespeare: On Courting Ugliness in Portraiture

Hideous Shakespeare: On Courting Ugliness in Portraiture

Lee Durkee Considers the Many Painted Portrayals of the Bard

By Lee Durkee | April 17, 2023

The Bolt Bus Was My Biweekly Bardo: Life Between Writer and Daughter

The Bolt Bus Was My Biweekly Bardo: Life Between Writer and Daughter

Blair Hurley on the Inability to Sustain Her Writer-Self on Weekends

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Margo Jefferson on Ella Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and the Refraction of Her Life Through Memoir

Margo Jefferson on Ella Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and the Refraction of Her Life Through Memoir

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