Jessica Francis Kane, Author at The Millions

Goodwill in Brooklyn: On Donating Books to Unexpected Readers

Jessica Francis Kane - 11.20.2012 | 13

I am uncomfortable shedding books. The three boxes my husband and I were holding, plus three more in the trunk of the car, were the result of a careful purge executed after living abroad for a year.

Jessica Francis Kane - 11.20.2012 | 13

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Essays

Hip to Be Square: Confessions of an Out-of-the-Loop Parent

Jessica Francis Kane - 3.22.2012 | 9

I don’t blame my parents or books for my profound out-of-the-loopness, and I don’t mind it now. To be out-of-the-loop is to be wary, cautious, but also observant, thoughtful. To be in the loop — possibly, I wouldn’t know, I’m working on observation here — is to be confident, more popular, but also more swayed by the world.

Jessica Francis Kane - 3.22.2012 | 9

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Quick Hits

In Praise of Literary Reports

Jessica Francis Kane - 1.27.2011 | 3

Have we already lost interest in the Gulf oil spill, or is it possible that the report itself is to blame for our fading interest?

Jessica Francis Kane - 1.27.2011 | 3

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Essays Notable Articles

Where We Write: The Merits of Making Do

Jessica Francis Kane - 8.17.2010 | 37

I began to suspect I was too susceptible to the idea of the “writer’s desk” and decided it might be better to do without one. Somewhere along the way, I began to work in libraries. More important, I began to get work done in libraries.

Jessica Francis Kane - 8.17.2010 | 37

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