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<em>I’ve Got It!</em> Judy Blume Tells the Story of Her First Period

I’ve Got It! Judy Blume Tells the Story of Her First Period

The Author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Recalls the Confusion and Joy Around the Rite of Passage

By Judy Blume | November 2, 2022

Accumulated Memory: Ken Burns on the Intersection of Individual Intimacy and National Narrative

Accumulated Memory: Ken Burns on the Intersection of Individual Intimacy and National Narrative

“Rhymes of race, freedom, innovation, politics, war, leadership, prejudice, art, and scandal recur vividly and insistently.”

By Ken Burns | November 2, 2022

“WE NEED MORE OINTMENT.” The Exquisite Banality of Married Texting

“WE NEED MORE OINTMENT.” The Exquisite Banality of Married Texting

Jason Gay on the Evolution of Human Communication

By Jason Gay | November 2, 2022

How to Tell a True Abortion Story

How to Tell a True Abortion Story

Nicole Walker on the Craft of Getting Personal

By Nicole Walker | November 2, 2022

Kate Beaton on the Grueling Task of Writing a Picture Book and Her New Memoir

Kate Beaton on the Grueling Task of Writing a Picture Book and Her New Memoir

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By So Many Damn Books | November 1, 2022

A Shed of One’s Own: Louise Kennedy on the Blissful Semi-Solitude of Her Backyard Writing Space

A Shed of One’s Own: Louise Kennedy on the Blissful Semi-Solitude of Her Backyard Writing Space

“During the pandemic, I felt like the luckiest woman in Ireland.”

By Louise Kennedy | November 1, 2022

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Where Cocktail Hour Never Ends: On Jamaica, Tourism, and the Remnants of Empire

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Manuel Muñoz on Trying and Failing to Tell The Story of His Biological Father

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Finding Black Queer Life Between the Lines of History

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“A Ghost Is a Memory.” On Bodies, Belief, and the Places Ghost Stories Live

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GennaRose Nethercott Tells the Story of a Long Night in an Old House

By GennaRose Nethercott | October 31, 2022

“Giacometti Slept with the Lights On...” And Other Encounters with Mid-Century Art Stars

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Barbara Chase-Riboud Has Some Stories to Tell

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What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

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Jeanna Kadlec on Writing, Memory, and Trusting Yourself

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When Awe Meets Narrative: On Chasing Local Folklore at the Edge of the Ocean

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