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To Tell A Story: On Blending Family History and Lived Experience in Nonfiction

To Tell A Story: On Blending Family History and Lived Experience in Nonfiction

Tamiko Nimura Recounts the Process of Crafting Her Memoir, From Idea to Execution

By Tamiko Nimura | May 14, 2026

Eight Memoirs About Medicine, Illness, and Healing

Eight Memoirs About Medicine, Illness, and Healing

Fazlur Rahman Recommends John Bayley, Danielle Ofri, Ayaz Virji, and More

By Fazlur Rahman | May 14, 2026

From My Hometown to Vietnam, Searching For My Biological Father

From My Hometown to Vietnam, Searching For My Biological Father

Robert K. Brigham Remembers His Decades-Long Quest to Unearth the Truth About His Family History

By Robert K. Brigham | May 14, 2026

William Kentridge: That Which I Have Drawn

William Kentridge: That Which I Have Drawn

“We are always a collage under construction—taking this fragment, editing out another, consciously or unconsciously.”

By William Kentridge | May 12, 2026

Lori Carlson-Hijuelos on Honoring Her Husband’s Literary Legacy

Lori Carlson-Hijuelos on Honoring Her Husband’s Literary Legacy

“It has been more than a writing exercise for me. It has been an unexpected pilgrimage to the heart of our union.”

By Lori Carlson-Hijuelos | May 12, 2026

What’s with all the nostalgia for Obama-era New York?

What’s with all the nostalgia for Obama-era New York?

Why the 2000s are dominating books, music, and movies today.

By Brittany Allen | May 11, 2026

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Violaine Huisman on Confronting a Father and Grandfather’s Legacy of Infidelity

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Sara Novic on Hiding Her Deafness in Plain Sight

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How Being a Mediocre Scientist Helped Me Become a Better Novelist

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Grave Years and the Undead Woman: On the Chilling Erasure of Mothers’ Needs

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Tiffany Tsao Explores the Effects of the Stigmatization of Less-Than-Perfect Motherhood

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Saying Yes to the Book is Just Like Saying Yes to the Dress

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