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What Makes an Immigrant Good?
Simon Lee reviews "The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America," which offers a range of perspectives on assimilation, pluralism, and Othering.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Giving Up the Ghost
On the trail of Susan Orlean on the trail of the ghost orchid.
The Neo-Regionalist Moment: Hearing the Emerging Voices of the American Center
Jon K. Lauck looks to three recent books to highlight the recent wave of Midwestern literature.
The Awful Shapelessness of Loss: On Katharine Smyth’s “All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf”
Morten Høi Jensen lingers over “All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf” by Katharine Smyth.
The Ultimate Self-Own: On Joel Golby’s “Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant”
Cathryn Setz takes stock of “Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant,” a collection of essays by Joel Golby.
“Love,” “Family,” and Other Homonyms: A Conversation with Briallen Hopper
Jacqui Shine speaks to Briallen Hopper, author of “Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions.”
Life After Noir: A Conversation with Duke Haney
David Breithaupt debriefs Duke Haney, author of “Death Valley Superstars: Occasionally Fatal Adventures in Filmland.”
Freddie Outside the Bronx: Frederic Tuten’s “My Young Life”
Reading Frederic Tuten's "My Young Life," you’re aware of just how easily this might have been a dilettante’s memoir.
The Feeling of Heart: A Conversation with Frederic Tuten
Carrie Cooperider talks to Frederic Tuten about his memoir, “My Young Life.”
A Fine Green Thread
A new collection of essays by and about Irish-American writers in New York.
When Speaking Is Not Enough: On Laurie Halse Anderson’s “Shout”
A new verse memoir about sexual abuse uses poetry to indict and heal.
Making It by Faking It
A new memoir about a youthful career as a fake classical violinist.
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