Vickie Vértiz maneuvers her way around teenage love, friend envy, and being outed by her Mexican mother.
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The Black Cube Chronicles
While investigating allegations of sexual-assault against Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow was surveilled by an Israeli private-intelligence agency called Black Cube. Agents from Black Cube tried to get close with Farrow and other journalists looking into Weinstein — as well as several women who were planning on coming forward with their stories — in an attempt […]
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Demonology: A Woman’s Right to Fury
In an excerpt from her new book, Darcey Steinke investigates — and debunks — the demonization of anger within the female body.
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Wonder Woman
Of all the genes parents pass down and values they instill, how does one take hold so much stronger than the others?
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Even the Dogs
In an excerpt from her memoir, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, T Kira Madden recalls a harrowing adventure with her parents.
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Even the Dogs
In an excerpt from her memoir, T Kira Madden recalls a harrowing adventure with her parents.
Posted inBooks, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, First Chapters, Nonfiction
Even the Dogs
In an excerpt from her memoir, T Kira Madden recalls a harrowing adventure with her parents.
Posted inBooks, First Chapters, Nonfiction, Story
How to Burn a Book
In an excerpt from ‘The Library Book’ — inspired by a historic California library fire — Susan Orlean challenges her respect for the printed word with a match and a copy of ‘Fahrenheit 451.’
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How to Burn a Book
In an excerpt from ‘The Library Book’ — inspired by a historic California library fire — Susan Orlean challenges her respect for the printed word with a match and a copy of ‘Fahrenheit 451.’
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Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
“There’s an idea that laborers end up in their role because it’s all they’re suited for. What put us there, though, was birth, family history — not lack of talent for something else.”