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Why We Turn to Jane Austen in Dark Times
Austen may have traded in happy endings, but her work has steel at its heart
Apr 6 - Janice Hadlow
essays
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After My Grandfather Died, I Met Him for the First Time in Poetry
I admired my Nanu, but I never knew how alike we were until I discovered his book of poems
Mar 20 - Jeevika Verma
writing
My Book Comes Out Next Year. Do I Even Still Believe in Next Year?
How do we keep creating and doing our jobs when the future is so uncertain?
Mar 20 - Lilly Dancyger
writing
A Book of Medieval Italian Sex Stories Can Help Us Get Through the Pandemic
Boccaccio's "Decameron" shows that storytelling is a means of connection and survival
Mar 18 - Elyse Martin
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Writing Doesn’t Need to Hurt
Why do we seem to think that the most painful personal writing must be the best?
Mar 17 - Lindsay King-Miller
writing
What It’s Like to Promote a Book in the Middle of a Pandemic
Canceling events and shutting down tours is crucial for public health—but it could tank my career
Mar 13 - Amy Klein
writing
The Urethra-Crushing Meaninglessness of Death
BoJack Horseman, Eugene Onegin, and our desperate attempts to make life and loss feel like they matter
Mar 12 - Olivia Giovetti
culture
The Best Part of “Little Women” Is That It Contains No Bad Men
Alcott gives us a simple and revolutionary utopia: a world in which women aren't threatened or abused
Mar 3 - Rachel Zarrow
culture
Margery Kempe Had 14 Children and She Still Invented the Memoir
Introducing the medieval patron saint of moms who also write
Feb 27 - Sara Fredman
writing
The Summer Book You Need to Read to Get You Through the Winter
Deborah Shapiro’s "The Summer Demands" packs all of the energy of youth into a complicated love triangle
Feb 25 - Jennifer Bernstein
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