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Before “American Dirt,” There Was “The Korean Angela’s Ashes”
The “American Dirt” dustup recalls another publishing fiasco.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Rewriting McCullers
Ellie Duke explores the biographer’s role in biography in a review of Jenn Shapland’s “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers.”
Renovating the House of Fiction: On Rachel Cusk’s “Coventry”
Donal Harris reviews Rachel Cusk’s new essay collection, “Coventry.”
Navigation Through Longing: On Laurie Stone’s “Everything is Personal: Notes on Now”
Daisy Alioto reviews Laurie Stone’s latest book, “Everything is Personal: Notes on Now.”
Step by Step Across California: A Conversation with Nick Neely
A nature writer walks the route of a 1769 expedition to learn about California and his own childhood.
Killing the Monstrous Mother
Gina Frangello reviews Adrienne Brodeur’s memoir about her glamorous but flawed mother.
Where Are You Taking Me, Father?: Three Sons Live Through Apartheid South Africa
Kaleem Hawa reviews three recent books on South African apartheid.
Lost and Found: Reading Joan Didion in California
Scott Bradfield reviews the Library of America edition of Joan Didion’s early novels and essays.
Yearning for Transcendence
Rachel Howard reviews Sands Hall’s memoir of her seduction by and escape from Scientology.
All Kinds of Exile: On Liz Phair’s “Horror Stories”
A rocker from the 1990s looks back with regret and resolve.
Je Suis Charlie
Seth Greenland reviews a compelling new memoir about surviving a brutal terrorist attack.
The Magical Time-Travel Element: An Interview with Greg Gerke
Hugh Sheehy talks to Greg Gerke about his new essay collection, “See What I See,” and the intersections of life, writing, and cinema.
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