September 19, 2018
George Bernard Shaw said: "The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time." In other words, stories that are deeply personal are also deeply universal. In this issue we've brought together a group of books that confirm Shaw's definition of great writing. Sarah Smarsh's Heartland is one, Award-winning investigative journalist Shane Bauer's American Prison is another and Paige Williams' debut, The Dinosaur Artist is yet one more.
If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no independent commitment to...
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Severance by Ling Ma
An offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire that is featured on more than twenty 2018 "Must Read" lists!
Handsome is as handsome does
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Willa Knox has always prided herself on being the embodiment of responsibility for her family. Which is why it's so unnerving that she's arrived at middle age with nothing to ...
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