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“A great Torrey Peters story feels like punching yourself in the face.”

March 13, 2025  By Book Marks   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists 
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March 13, 2025  By Maris Kreizman   Posted In  Memoir  News and Culture  Politics 
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How Shirley Jackson Exposed the Darker, Uncanny Side of Everyday Life

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March 13, 2025  By Ruth Franklin   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism 
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The Annotated Nightstand: What Mónica de la Torre Is Reading Now, and Next

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March 13, 2025  By Diana Arterian   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists 
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