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    I’ll See You in Berlin: Xiaolu Guo on a Fresh Start in a New City

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    Deep Dive

    Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein, Hillary Clinton, and Blaming Women for the Acts of Men

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    The 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Grant Winners in Literature

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    Short story writers

    The Case That Got Away: Introducing the Sly Noir of A Yi

    By A Yi  October 11, 2017
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    Herbert Hoover, Frustrated Playwright

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    By Jeanette Watson  October 10, 2017
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    On the Hard Lessons of Being a Hockey Dad

    By Nick Paumgarten  October 10, 2017
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    “Diversity in Publishing” Doesn’t Exist—But Here’s How it Can

    By Chris Jackson  October 10, 2017
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    Writing Middle-Aged Love

    By Beth Ann Fennelly  October 10, 2017
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    Is There Ever a Right Time to Talk to Your Children About Fascism?

    By Kera Bolonik  October 6, 2017
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    The Last Personal Essay About Race I Will Ever Write

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    By Solmaz Sharif  October 6, 2017
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    The Story I Tell Myself About My Father’s Death

    By Sharon Harrigan  October 6, 2017
    Memoir

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    How a History of Two Pet Chameleons Made a Case for the Animal Soul

    By Peter Sahlins  October 6, 2017
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