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...moreElizabeth Ellen discusses her new story collection, HER LESSER WORK.
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...moreKikuko Tsumura discusses her newly translated novel, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB.
...moreI am making progress, but progress is slow.
...moreMaybe this pandemic will make us a family.
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...moreEula Biss discusses her new book, HAVING AND BEING HAD.
...more[Y]ou can’t grow up in a cultural milieu and be immune to what it loves.
...moreThere is nothing I want more than a happy ending.
...moreLaura Bogart discusses her debut novel, DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
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...moreLynn Steger Strong discusses her new novel, WANT.
...moreHow do people function without the false promises of pressure?
...moreMegan Giddings discusses her debut novel, LAKEWOOD.
...moreErin Pringle discusses her debut novel, HEZADA! I MISS YOU.
...moreJenny Odell discusses HOW TO DO NOTHING: RESISTING THE ATTENTION ECONOMY.
...more“I want my art to be symbiotic with my life, not separate from it.”
...moreThere is an irony that sometimes rings Mona like a bell.
...moreJamie Beth Cohen discusses her debut novel, WASTED PRETTY.
...moreHow do you go on when the losses seem unbearable?
...moreI don’t believe in redemption stories.
...moreJason Allen discusses his debut novel, THE EAST END.
...moreJoanne Ramos discusses her debut novel, THE FARM.
...moreAndrea Lawlor discusses PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL.
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