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‘I flew knowing that somewhere in the cargo hold a dog was sleeping, and next to it lay the bag that held Mama’s urn.’ An excerpt from Wound by Oksana Vasyakina, translated by Elina Alter, forthcoming from MacLehose Press and Catapult. granta.com/wound/

The Woman in the Dunes should have a content warning for SAND

Nabokov when his mom got home from the stationary store

“To be treated fairly by George Scialabba… can be a far more devastating fate than being treated shabbily by a thousand less scrupulous critics.” commonwealmagazine.org/george-scialab…

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"We always fantasize that to make the alternate choice will exempt us from suffering. But rather than conspire to escape our suffering, we can give it a name and a color, and decide if it makes sense to us" :) thepointmag.com/advice/seducti…

My heart used to break for the mice scurrying in the subway tracks, that they'd never know the sweet smell of air and soil and the taste of nuts and seeds. But then I see that beings much larger are content to eat garbage, and I feel ok, if a little sad for everyone

Today in The Nation we have a piece by Lujayn, a 14-year-old girl in Gaza, that has floored me every time I've read it. It's about what happened when an Israeli bulldozer came to destroy the house she was staying in, and you must, must, must read it. thenation.com/article/world/…

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lol remembering when I wrote about 2020 therapeutic parasocial attachments to politicians ahaha hyperreel.substack.com/p/is-trump-my-…

A big day for firsts! Very excited to work on this wonderfully literary, deeply reflective memoir by Hester Kaplan.

So excited to publish this whimsical, melancholy novel that confirms what I've long suspected: through trials economic and existential alike, our household objects continue to observe and love us!

Back in December, I stumbled upon a stunning detail in a prison technology company's bankruptcy case: The company's CEO, Jonathan Logan, owned a $10 million yacht called "Convict." And he was offering corrections officials sunset cruises on it. That was just the beginning.

Martha Cooley's mind is a cabinet of curiosities and this book is a delightful and moving journey through it

Have you ever been an Instagram stalker? Have you ever self-sabotaged? Have you ever fantasized about seeing yourself through someone else's eyes? Have you ever taken a selfie? This book for is for you.