Literature
In “Body Work,” Melissa Febos Delivers a Meta-Memoir
Melissa Febos’s latest, “Body Work,” is a bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class.
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Not Just for Kids: A New Book Addresses the Unbearable Truth of Sexual Assault
Anastasia Higginbothom writes children’s books on serious and challenging topics. Her latest is “You Ruined It: A Book About Boundaries,” which addresses sexual assault.
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Confused and Lacking: “The Lost Daughter” Erases the Depth of Elena Ferrante's Book
By omitting the rich interiority of the main character, the film adaptation renders flat the book’s complex discussion of motherhood and class.
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Socialist Anxiety: Sally Rooney’s New Novel Reveals an Author Trapped By Herself
The insistent classification of Rooney’s work as Marxist has long felt like a stretch.
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Where There's Smoke: Sherman Alexie and the Toll of Literary Tokenism
Alexie was the singular voice of Native American literature. Maybe he shouldn’t have been.
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Trauma or Tragedy: Disability Representation in Children’s Books Has a Long Way to Go
It isn’t easy to find a children’s book or young adult novel that accurately depicts disability.
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More Than Nostalgia: “Twilight” Lovers Are Cautiously Optimistic about “Midnight Sun”
Twilight is not a perfect series.
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Andrea Gibson’s “Lord of the Butterflies” Celebrates Constant Transformation
In their fifth collection of poetry, Lord of the Butterflies, Andrea Gibson resists tidy narratives in favor of dramatizing a life that’s vibrant with constant transformation.
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