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The Spirits of Foremothers: On ‘Amanat: Women’s Writing from Kazakhstan’
Like many postcolonial countries, Kazakhstan has had to wrestle with the question of language.
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The Millions Top Ten: March 2022
When We Cease to Understand the World moved from sixth to third, and scrambled my brain. All around, the world spun, flowers bloomed, and miseries swapped places with joy.
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Catriona Ward Brings Her Fears Out Into the Open
Catriona Ward discusses her latest book, Sundial, and why the horror genre best allows her to access her vulnerability.
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Goodnight Mom: The Millions Interviews Julia Fine
It’s so important that we not romanticize new motherhood. It’s hard enough to be a new parent without the added guilt that you aren’t doing it right, or the loneliness of thinking no one else has had these feelings.
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Poetry Book Contracts: What to Know Before You Sign
Here’s what you should read carefully, what you might be able to negotiate, and a few things that might be red flags.
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A Year in Reading: Hannah Gersen
I think this “strange thing” is what must happen to all of us if we wish to address the environmental crisis. We need to get closer to plants and animals, to remember that we are all living on this planet together.
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Panel Mania: ‘LaGuardia’ By Nnedi Okorafor
The Nebula Award winner's latest is set in a future in which Nigeria has welcomed and benefited from extraterrestrial immigration.
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John Wray’s ‘Godsend’ Shouldn’t Work—but It Does
You can't court acclaim. The third rail has always been the one with juice in it, at least for me, at least so far. The best writing is the most urgent.
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