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Looking for Carolina Maria de Jesus
For a brief period in the 1960s, the Afro-Brazilian author of the memoir “Child of the Dark” was one of the most well-known writers in the world.
Whose Boots on the Ground
We invest a great deal of collective energy in commemorating our war dead. But do we remember them?
‘I’m Always Writing Against This Idea That Denver’s a White Space.’
Kali Fajardo-Anstine talks about her new short story collection “Sabrina & Corina,” her obsession with dualities, and Chicano and Indigenous history in Denver.
This Month In Books: “Once You Can See the Pattern”
A lot of what you’ll read in this month’s books newsletter is about things not seeming to be what they really are.
We All Work for Facebook
Digital labor is valuable even when we do it for free. Should we get paid?
The Danger of Desire
Faylita Hicks considers what it means to be a Black nonbinary activist in the age of Trump — and questions how the social justice movement has changed the way they have sex.
Bikini Kill — and My Bunkmates — Taught Me How to Unleash My Anger
While away at summer camp, Melissa Febos discovers the power of her generation’s rage and feminism.
What to Read After ‘Leaving Neverland’
A list of longreads to make sense of ‘Leaving Neverland.’
America Is Still Hard To Find
Kathleen Alcott’s latest novel is a dramatic reenactment of the ethical dilemmas posed in antiwar activist Father Daniel Berrigan’s ’60s manifesto.

