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Uncomfortable Somethings: On Isabel Zapata’s “In Vitro”
Claire Calderón reviews Isabel Zapata’s “In Vitro: On Longing and Transformation.”
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
I Was Determined to Remember: Harriet Jacobs and the Corporeality of Slavery’s Legacies
Koritha Mitchell discusses her research for a scholarly edition of Harriet Jacobs’s “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.”
What I Was Doing When I Was Writing About Descartes
Melissa Lo considers the link between Cartesian mind-body dualism and the “model minority” identity.
Tenderness and Ferocity Go Hand in Hand: A Conversation with Jane Wong
Sean Hooks talks with Jane Wong about her new book “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City.”
Echoes of Her Ancestors: On Ava Chin’s “Mott Street”
Megan Vered reviews Ava Chin’s “Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming.”
Anorexia Turbocharged: On Hadley Freeman’s “Good Girls”
Catharine Morris pens a poignant appreciation of Hadley Freeman’s “Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia.”
Footloose in America: A Conversation with Neil King Jr.
Michele Willens speaks with Neil King about his new book “American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal.”
The Glory of Trams
Christopher Atamian and Aram Pachyan meditate on the personal and communal value of tramways.
To Let an Author Die: Remembering Sylvia Plath, 60 Years On
Jimin Kang takes a literary pilgrimage to remember Sylvia Plath.
Winged Creatures
Lara Vergnaud reflects on translation and motherhood.
Mere Mythos: On Pamela Anderson’s “Love, Pamela”
Vivian Medithi reviews Pamela Anderson’s “Love, Pamela: A Memoir of Prose, Poetry, and Truth.”
Ugly Cats and the Loneliness of Man
Lauren Collee reflects on the history of pet photography, cat memes, and cute animal rage.
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