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The 25 Greatest Essay Collections of All Time
Today marks the release of Aleksandar Hemon’s excellent book of personal essays, The Book of My Lives, which we loved, and which we’re convinced deserves a place in the literary canon. To… more →
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The 25 Greatest Essay Collections of All Time
wrote 3 months ago: Today marks the release of Aleksandar Hemon’s excellent book of personal essays, The Book of M … more →
10 Women Who Should Be Writing for 'Harper's'
wrote 3 months ago: There has been much discussion on the Internet about gender distribution in the bylines of high-prof … more →
New essay era, 17 classics by women
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wrote 3 months ago: Bonus: Jake Adam York offers a fine minute of writing advice. We’re living in the golden age of es … more →
Writers on my Syllabi This Semester
wrote 5 months ago: I’m teaching four courses this semester. Here are some of the essays and stories I am excited … more →
Black Marks on a White Page
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wrote 6 months ago: After yesterday . . . . Today is another “after yesterday.” Today’s yesterday wa … more →
Peek at the Ideal Bookshelves of 10 Famous Readers
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wrote 7 months ago: If you’re a frequent visitor to this space, you already know that we think your books can say … more →
When they come out with a new American Girl pub crawl doll, it'll be named "Beth"
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wrote 7 months ago: The Wisconsin Book Festival runs from November 8-11 this year and features Patricia McCormick (a fin … more →
Best Required Reading
wrote 8 months ago: Thanks to Dinty Moore over at Brevity, I’m sharing this post from Robert Atwan, editor of Best … more →
The Boys of My Youth
wrote 9 months ago: book by Jo Ann Beard annotation by Wendy Fontaine The Boys of My Youth is an elegant collection of t … more →
What to read?
wrote 11 months ago: Back in April I was approached by the good folks at Barnes and Noble with this question: “tell … more →
Corn mazes: A response
wrote 11 months ago: A friend-who-shall-remain-nameless wrote to me yesterday about my post re: Houston’s essay and … more →
Short Style Analysis
wrote 1 year ago: “I spent long days of blistering, stupefying boredom in that house, opening the refrigerator and sta … more →
10 New Must-Reads for April
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wrote 1 year ago: Spring has sprung, and all the extra greenery we’re seeing has definitely got us dreaming abou … more →
Write Like the Kids are Dancing
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wrote 1 year ago: Wilson Pickett (or the best, loose copyright picture I could find of him) “This was the way th … more →
Fiction Friday
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wrote 1 year ago: Only Marilyn could read & hike at the same time. By the way, are those shorts to die for or what … more →
Writing non-fiction
wrote 1 year ago: Is exactly what I’m doing for a class right now. So, in lieu of an actual post tonight I will … more →
You Are What You Read
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wrote 1 year ago: TRUE LOVE January. This year it’s been long cold days without snow. Chris … more →
My Favorite 2011 Book: "Faith," by Jennifer Haigh
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wrote 1 year ago: There were a lot of great books published in 2011. I enjoyed The Adults, by Alison Espach, The Red T … more →
Book list
wrote 1 year ago: Books on the Air Baking With the Cake Boss by Buddy Valastro 100 Plus by Sonia Arrison The Tanning … more →
