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“Zambreno lets her subjects crawl all over her; she observes them patiently and without discrimination.” Katy Waldman profiles Kate Zambreno. | The New Yorker
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National lawsuits challenging book bans are beginning to gain traction. | Los Angeles Times
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“You know, Mom, our younger kid says, beating yourself up isn’t a hobby. I’m preparing, I tell them. For what? they say. For January.” Lynn Steger Strong on years of Januarys. | The Paris Review
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Random House will publish the posthumous memoir of Lisa Marie Presley in October. | People
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