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A Shattering and a Shame: On Suzy Hansen’s “Notes on a Foreign Country”
Rebecca Barr connects with “Notes on a Foreign Country,” in which Suzy Hansen casts a critical eye on her life as an American in Turkey.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Stories of New Narrative
Jean-Thomas Tremblay reviews "Writers Who Love Too Much: New Narrative 1977-1997," edited by Dodie Bellamy and Kevin Killian.
Travel, Memory, Madness: On Wojciech Nowicki’s “Salki”
Agnieszka Dale ponders Polishness and “Salki” by Wojciech Nowicki.
From 30 Rock to Capitol Hill: On “Al Franken, Giant of the Senate”
Darryl Holter appreciates “Al Franken, Giant of the Senate,” and solves a personal mystery.
Journey to the Center of Bed-Stuy
A stroll through the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant turns into an exploration of what it means to be black and middle class.
Identity and Recognition: A Conversation with Daniel Mendelsohn
Rajat Singh interviews Daniel Mendelsohn about his memoir “An Odyssey,” questions of identity, and the enduring significance of ancient texts.
Jimmy’s Blues
What does it mean when James Baldwin says that he is a blues singer?
“The Sound of a Thunder”: Weatherman and the Music of Late-Life Regrets
A former guerrilla tells the story of losing his way.
The Profane Archives of Rock and Pop Writing
On the Library of America’s new anthology of rock music criticism.
A Love Affair with a Tree: What One Red Oak Can Teach Us About Climate Change
The tale of a love affair between a reporter and a tree.
The Truth About Fairy Tales
Emilie Beck reviews Heather Harpham's "Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After."
In the Key That Our Souls Were Singing
Matthew Zapruder is persuasive and optimistic enough to make one feel patriotic about poetry.
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