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Both/And: A Conversation with Emily Rapp Black
Emily Rapp Black challenges cultural narratives on disability, memoir, and gender in this interview with Gina Frangello.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
On Joan Didion and Being Serious
Sophia Stewart reflects on Didion’s legacy as a serious writer and a style icon.
The Altar of Oblivion: On Maria Stepanova’s “In Memory of Memory”
Linda Kinstler ponders “In Memory of Memory,” a book-length essay by the Russian poet Maria Stepanova, translated by Sasha Dugdale.
In the Virtual Actual World: A Conversation with Jo Ann Beard
Jo Ann Beard and Rachel DeWoskin discuss Beard’s new essay collection, “Festival Days.”
“Fortyish Woman Seeks Meaning of Life”
Finnish author Mia Kankimäki follows in the footsteps of a series of adventurous “night women.”
Following the Shame: A Conversation with Deborah A. Lott
Barbara Abercrombie interviews Deborah A. Lott about her recent memoir, and shares her own methods along the way.
Thirteen Meta-musings Inspired by Leonard Koren’s “Musings of a Curious Aesthete”
Leonard Koren’s musings are more rigorous than most.
I Knocked on the Window and Waved: An Interview with Suleika Jaouad
Dinah Lenney talks with writer Suleika Jaouad about her new memoir, "Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted."
An Empire of Stupidity: On Dubravka Ugrešić’s “The Age of Skin”
A celebrated Croatian cultural critic exposes the thin skin of contemporary democracy.
Forgive and Remember: A Conversation with Susan Shapiro
Sara-Kate Astrove asks Susan Shapiro about her memoir, “The Forgiveness Tour: How to Find the Perfect Apology.”
On the Limits of Sexual Freedom: Vanessa Springora’s “Consent: A Memoir”
A searing French memoir gives voice to a victim of sexual abuse, and provokes a crisis of conscience in the country.
Ghosts in the Borderlands: A Conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Abbie Reese talks with writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest about the politics of US borders for Mexican immigrants and Native Americans.
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