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When the Flames Went Out
Losing home and rebuilding, reluctantly, in the year after Los Angeles’s Eaton Fire.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Franny’s Papers
What was lost when Claire Douglas’s archive burned.
Mushrooms Are Not a Metaphor
Maria Pinto finds climate futures hidden among wild mushrooms.
Almost Candid
Tim Riley listens for the unspoken ironies of Cameron Crowe’s career via his new memoir, ‘The Uncool.’
Root Work
Alexis Pauline Gumbs interviews Jason Allen-Paisant about his new memoir.
Until My People Are Free
Diba Mohtasham speaks with pop star Faegheh Atashin, a.k.a. Googoosh, about her new memoir.
Airbrushed Tan Lines
Whitney Mallett visits a porn shoot in Spain.
A Fierce and Complicated Compassion
Alix Christie considers Susan Straight’s challenging yet crucial portraits of an “overlooked” California.
Ha Ha. Sob Sob.
Hannah Tennant-Moore explores Jesse James Rose’s debut memoir.
Is Justice Barrett Listening?
Leah Litman prosecutes Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s new legal memoir, “Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution.”
Everyone Feels Deeply Alabamian
Cameron Engwall talks with Alexis Okeowo about her second book, “Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama.”
No Sex in the City
Tess Pollok interviews Melissa Febos about her new memoir, “The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex.”
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