A journalist who reported on the accusations long before they went viral wonders, “What kind of profession am I in, where stories have no logical reason for unfolding?”
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Disease of Deceit
Friends don’t let friends lie about having cancer.
Posted inStory
‘What Is Missing Is Her Soul’: Women and Art, Girls and Men
In a new book, Camille Laurens examines the life of the model for Degas’ masterpiece, “Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen.” But there’s still so much we don’t know.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Story
To Compromise With the Facts of Living
In Elizabeth McCracken’s new novel “Bowlaway,” the past and future are mysteriously entangled.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘I Spent Two Years Researching Before I Wrote a Single Line’: Geeking Out With Marlon James
Man Booker winner Marlon James immersed himself in African myths and history, so he could use that world as a springboard for a new fantasy series.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
These Boys and Their Fathers
Trying to form some connection to the father who abandoned him, an outdoorsman surfs the California beach where his father grew up, while looking for answers in the autobiography his father left behind.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Edward Gorey: A Highly Conjectural Man
When asked if there was “anything people don’t understand” about him, Gorey responded: “Yes. No. Yes. No.” A new biography by Mark Dery attempts to sort myth from reality.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Everything is Fine
Sara Fredman thinks about the voices in her life as she raises young children and reckons with her fading father.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Everything is Fine
Sara Fredman thinks about the voices in her life as she raises young children and reckons with her fading father.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
Wonder Woman
Of all the genes parents pass down and values they instill, how does one take hold so much stronger than the others?
