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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.”
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
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.
Tears, Idle Tears: On Heather Christle’s “The Crying Book”
Sophia Stewart dives into “The Crying Book” by Heather Christle.
Snowden: A Whistle-Blower Who Lived to Tell About It
Roslyn Fuller reviews "Permanent Record," the new book from NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
Lying the Truth with Emmanuel Carrère
Randy Rosenthal unpacks “97,196 Words: Essays” by Emmanuel Carrère, translated from the French by John Lambert.
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