The Book All Prospective Adoptive Parents Need to Read
Nicole Chung's "All You Can Ever Know" made my life better as an adult adoptee—but it could have made things much easier as a child, too
Jan 16 - Melissa Guida-Richards
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Bringing the Baby Back to Life
Reading Frankenstein as a grieving mother
Jan 14 - Mary Milstead
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Why Do We Keep Telling Sister Stories?
From the March sisters to the Kardashians, our culture is fascinated with the bond between female siblings
Jan 7 - Tia Glista
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Stop Waiting for Children to Save You
We seem to be surrounded by Roald Dahl villains—but that doesn't mean we should rely on his child heroes
Jan 2 - Reina Hardy
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Could the Three Ghosts of Christmas Save the Scrooges of the Trump Era?
Why "A Christmas Carol" is especially poignant today
Dec 24 - Reina Hardy
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Ali Wong’s Memoir Isn’t Just About Asian Americans—It’s Written To and For Us
It still feels revolutionary to read a book that imagines me as its ideal audience
Dec 16 - Jami Nakamura Lin
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The Man Behind the Curtain
My grandfather taught me to believe in the American Dream and the magic of Oz. Now, I don't know what to believe.
Dec 12 - CJ Hauser
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Chanel Miller Reminds Us That to Heal, We Must Forage
Her memoir of trauma and recovery makes a case for spending time with your pain, not trying to forget it
Dec 10 - Fiza Pirani
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Shopping For a Boy? Give Him a Book About a Girl
Teenage girls read books about everyone else—here's why everyone else should return the favor
Dec 5 - Shoshana Akabas
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