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Between Shame, Desire, and Destiny: On the Genius of Annie Ernaux

Between Shame, Desire, and Destiny: On the Genius of Annie Ernaux

Ken Chen Considers the Work of This Year’s Nobel Laureate

By Ken Chen | December 12, 2022

Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the Pleasures of Restoring Fountain Pens, and Finding Respite from Writerly Abstraction

Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the Pleasures of Restoring Fountain Pens, and Finding Respite from Writerly Abstraction

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Pitchaya Sudbanthad | December 12, 2022

When Your Book Tour is Interrupted by a Near-Death Experience

When Your Book Tour is Interrupted by a Near-Death Experience

M Dressler Wonders How Much Pain We Should Tolerate

By M Dressler | December 12, 2022

Secrets and Sickness: When a Medical Emergency Reveals a Wife’s Long-Hidden History of Cancer

Secrets and Sickness: When a Medical Emergency Reveals a Wife’s Long-Hidden History of Cancer

Barrett Rollins on a Terrifying Emergency and a Shocking Revelation

By Barrett Rollins | December 9, 2022

Shame, Silence, and Family Secrets: How Enduring Antisemitism Created False Identities

Shame, Silence, and Family Secrets: How Enduring Antisemitism Created False Identities

Margaret K. Nelson on Concealing and Unearthing Hidden Jewish Heritage

By Margaret K. Nelson | December 9, 2022

Turns out the Russian soldier who fled to France and sold his war memoir might be full of shit.

Turns out the Russian soldier who fled to France and sold his war memoir might be full of shit.

By Jonny Diamond | December 8, 2022

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Seasons of Change: The Children’s Books That Helped Us Get Through the Year

By Sara B. Franklin | December 7, 2022

Napoleonic Conspiracy Theories, Unsociable Shabbiness, and More Occupational Hazards of the Second-Hand Book Trade

By Shaun Bythell | December 7, 2022

Cherríe Moraga on Writing About Queer Motherhood

By Cherrie Moraga | December 7, 2022

In <em>The Super 8 Years</em>, Annie Ernaux Drifts Between Domesticity and Creativity

In The Super 8 Years, Annie Ernaux Drifts Between Domesticity and Creativity

Julia Sirmons on Maternal Performance and the Growth of an Artist, Captured in Family Home Movies

By Julia Sirmons | December 6, 2022

Cliff Bleszinski on Finding Lifelong Happiness and Eventual Success in Video Games

Cliff Bleszinski on Finding Lifelong Happiness and Eventual Success in Video Games

“Being a gamer was me, who I was. I couldn’t change that. Why would I even want to?”

By Cliff Bleszinski | December 6, 2022

Dear Blank Space: A Literacy Narrative

Dear Blank Space: A Literacy Narrative

Jennifer S. Cheng on the "Distance Between a Sound and its Meaning"

By Jennifer S. Cheng | December 6, 2022

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

By Madeleine Watts | December 5, 2022

Mother or Weapon: Retired Cage Fighter Jenny Liou on Navigating the Body After Birth

Mother or Weapon: Retired Cage Fighter Jenny Liou on Navigating the Body After Birth

“I feel silly even if I win, fresh off two babies, four years off the mats.”

By Jenny Liou | December 5, 2022

Of Grief and Book Tours

Of Grief and Book Tours

Silas House on the Power of Collective Mourning

By Silas House | December 2, 2022

The Politics of Independence: Living Off-Grid in the Colorado Foothills

The Politics of Independence: Living Off-Grid in the Colorado Foothills

Ted Conover Gets to Know the Homesteaders of the San Luis Valley

By Ted Conover | December 1, 2022

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