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Seema Reza on the Joy of Being (Completely) Alone

Seema Reza on the Joy of Being (Completely) Alone

“Uncontrollable. They meant the word as a criticism; I wore it as a badge.”

By Seema Reza | May 17, 2022

On Assault, Memoir, Justice, and Time: A Conversation with Stephen Mills and Lacy Crawford

On Assault, Memoir, Justice, and Time: A Conversation with Stephen Mills and Lacy Crawford

“It’s a lot to ask of a reader, to bear witness to the pain of a child.”

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2022

The Purpose of Book Bans Is to Make Queer Kids Scared

The Purpose of Book Bans Is to Make Queer Kids Scared

Lev AC Rosen on Having His Book Banned, and the Repetition of History

By Lev AC Rosen | May 13, 2022

On the Trail of the Shenandoah Murders at the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases

On the Trail of the Shenandoah Murders at the American Investigative Society of Cold Cases

Why Do So Many Cold Cases Go Unsolved?

By Kathryn Miles | May 12, 2022

Life As a Book Publisher in Wartime Ukraine

Life As a Book Publisher in Wartime Ukraine

Kateryna Volkova on the Authors and Editors on the Front Lines

By Kateryna Volkova | May 12, 2022

A Brutal—and True—Piece of Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

A Brutal—and True—Piece of Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

A. J. Verdelle Recalls a Memorable Q&A with an Iconic Writer

By A. J. Verdelle | May 12, 2022

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On Taking Pleasure in the Sensual Side of Mothering

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Bono has finally done it. He’s written his memoir. And it’s going to be published.

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Minnie Driver on Walking Out of a (Pervy, Humiliating) Audition

Minnie Driver on Walking Out of a (Pervy, Humiliating) Audition

"Realizing there was nowhere to spit out the chocolate, I did what so many women do in the name of pleasing men, and I swallowed."

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When You Learn Your Mother Was a Serious Writer Only After She’s Gone

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Michael Bourne Remembers His Mother, Nancy Bourne, Author of Spotswood, Virginia

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Lara Bazelon on the Knife’s Edge That Ambitious Women Must Navigate

Lara Bazelon on the Knife’s Edge That Ambitious Women Must Navigate

“Instinctive self-diminishment isn’t a biologically determined female trait; it is a learned and rewarded behavior.”

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The Complex Grief of Losing a Mother You Already Mourned

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There Is Grace in Patience: On the Writing Lessons of Tarot

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