A Year in Reading: Tess Malone
This was a stressful year both nationally and personally. But the books I read made me feel less alone and reminded me why I read even when there’s so much else to distract me.
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A Year in Reading: Tess Malone
Yes, nothing happened, Yanagihara doesn’t understand pronouns, and the ending was infuriating, but I couldn’t remember the last time a book had completely consumed me like that.
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Whatever You’re Not Allowed to Talk About Is What You’re Obsessing About
Nineteenth-century doctor John Harvey Kellogg had an obsession with masturbation. Kellogg's cereal was invented to keep bowels and genitals clear of congestion.
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No Miss Havishams Here: On Emma Rathbone’s ‘Losing It’
Literary virgins with any agency are few and far between.
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The Ultimate Intimacy: On Neil Gaiman’s ‘The View from the Cheap Seats’
For Gaiman, the writing memoir is less about how to write and more about why we need writing.
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A Year in Reading: Tess Malone
The books I found myself drawn to this year were tales of strong creativee who didn’t give a damn about what other people thought.
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A Year in Reading: Tess Malone
Whether you like her or not, Lena Dunham is a new literary voice to be reckoned with -- cutting, funny, and sometimes brutal.
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