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Nathan Scott McNamara

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Contributor at The Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, The Atlantic, Electric Lit, Vice, and The Millions. www.nathanscottmcnamara.com

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Planting a Tree in Israel Without Staying to Watch It Grow

Jul 27 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Down and Out in Post-Communist Slovakia

Jun 13 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Through the Desert Fog

Mar 2 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Beginning the Day with Renee Gladman’s Calamities

Nov 3 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Imagine Daniel Johnston Beating Your Ass with a Lead Pipe

Aug 15 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Maggie Nelson’s The Red Parts Bends The True Crime Model Until It Breaks

Apr 21 - Nathan Scott McNamara

The Stories in Cities I’ve Never Lived In Are High-Cost and Gentle

Feb 29 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Member of the Crowd: Vertigo by Joanna Walsh

Jan 29 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Weird Old Books: Pow-wows with the Pennsylvania Dutch

Oct 21 - Nathan Scott McNamara

Every Love is an Overdose: Cult of Loretta by Kevin Maloney

Jul 2 - Nathan Scott McNamara

What Went Missing: My Documents by Alejandro Zambra

Jun 1 - Nathan Scott McNamara

How Should You Order A Short Story Collection?

May 14 - Nathan Scott McNamara

REVIEW: History of Cold Seasons by Joshua Harmon

Feb 19 - Nathan Scott McNamara

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