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Nonfiction Isn’t False, but Who Says It’s True?
A new micro-genre turns "truth" into an investigation about how meaning gets made
Nov 7 - Laura Moore
essays
Personal Narrative
My Mother, My Aunt, and the Horrifying History of Psychiatric Hospitals Under Nazi Rule
Nov 6 - Catharina Coenen
Humor
Mini Horror Stories for Literary People
Oct 31 - R.L. Maizes & Ali Solomon
Books & Culture
“Carrie” Helped Me Process the Sexual Shame of My Religious Upbringing
Oct 31 - Lizzie Lawson
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That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam
Taking advantage of aspiring authors is a rich tradition, and now published authors are being scammed too
Dec 9 - Samuel Ashworth
Books & Culture
You Don’t Have to Write Every Day to Be a Real Writer
I write; I am a writer. My qualifications are that I say so
Dec 5 - Elizabeth McCracken
Craft
In the Afterlife, My Dad Is at the Races
Even in death, I can only imagine my parents exactly as they were in life
Dec 4 - Sarah Leahy Curl
Personal Narrative
“I Deliver Parcels in Beijing” Illuminates That Financial Security Is a Matter of Luck
Hu Anyan’s memoir is a reminder that one can work hard indefinitely and still have to count every penny
Dec 2 - Megan Peck Shub
Books & Culture
Reckoning with the American Dream in Las Vegas
Based on what America has provided a foreigner like me, I want to believe this country can shine its grace on those who have rarely felt it
Nov 20 - Monica Macansantos
Personal Narrative
On Madame Bovary, My Mother, and Money Anxiety
I fear I'm more like my father and Monsieur Bovary—the less interesting character whose suffering doesn't matter
Nov 13 - Kayla Min Andrews
Personal Narrative
Nonfiction Isn’t False, but Who Says It’s True?
A new micro-genre turns "truth" into an investigation about how meaning gets made
Nov 7 - Laura Moore
Books & Culture
My Mother, My Aunt, and the Horrifying History of Psychiatric Hospitals Under Nazi Rule
Each time Elfriede is hospitalized, my mother knows she’s forever behind those bars
Nov 6 - Catharina Coenen
Personal Narrative
Mini Horror Stories for Literary People
Ghosts? Been there, done that. Someone writing their own marginalia in a book you lent them? Petrifying!
Oct 31 - R.L. Maizes & Ali Solomon
Humor
“Carrie” Helped Me Process the Sexual Shame of My Religious Upbringing
I feel broken in a way no one else is, and I refuse to talk to anyone about it
Oct 31 - Lizzie Lawson
Books & Culture
My Brothers and I Could Not Be More Different
Rick believes I am an outsider in our Black family. Even I must concede that
Oct 30 - Steve Majors
Personal Narrative
I Want to Stay in My Body During Sex
You convinced yourself that super emotional sex would save you from your anxiety but actually what saves you is firm, crisp boundaries
Oct 23 - Sam Herschel Wein
Personal Narrative
