Survival and Hope: Akwaeke Emezi’s You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
You Made A Fool organically makes the argument that friendships can be just as important and fulfilling as romantic relationships.
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...moreFarrah’s not a “good” victim, but does that mean she’s not a victim? More importantly, is she allowed to be both a victim and an offender?
...moreI laugh. My laugh, this thing that sounds better on somebody else.
...moreThe words blur, become meaningless. You need them to be meaningless.
...moreLim has written before about experimental fiction and the need to slough off such conventions of narrative as plot.
...moreChristopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
...moreDerrick Austin discusses his new poetry collection, TENDERNESS.
...moreNneka M. Okona discusses her new book, SELF-CARE FOR GRIEF.
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...moreAzareen Van der Vliet Oloomi discusses her new novel, SAVAGE TONGUES.
...moreAllow her to bewitch you as she bewitches all who cross her path.
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...moreKaren Tucker discusses her debut novel, BEWILDERNESS.
...moreAlex McElroy discusses their debut novel, THE ATMOSPHERIANS.
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...moreShe introduced me to the ugly of religion and to the beauty of the world.
...moreStill, Smith’s sadness does not serve to disintegrate her zeal for living.
...more“And as those masks fall away, we get down to the shame and envy underneath.”
...moreAngie Cruz discusses her newest novel, DOMINICANA.
...morePatricia Spears Jones discusses her body of work, the future of poetry, and more.
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...moreMolly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison discuss their work.
...more“It doesn’t matter your gender or your sexual orientation; you can disorder your eating.”
...moreKevin Nguyen discusses his debut novel, NEW WAVES.
...moreTurn the corner, let the darkness swallow you, and you’re in the stacks.
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