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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #20: Greats
Great strides, great artists, great desires, great complexity—this week’s books are all about these kinds of greats. They also all showcase exceptional writing and take us far and wide—from elective...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #21: Happy Birthday John Irving
John Irving changed everything for me. The summer I turned fifteen—which was also the summer I lost my virginity—my friend Allison, seventeen, handed me the paperback of The World According to Garp. I...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #22: Classic Novels That Are a Joy to Read
Sometimes we bypass the classic novels on the way to the rich offering of current literary fiction. Fair enough; there is so much to love in today’s fiction. But once in a while, dust off a classic gem...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape will return next week! In the meantime, purchase your ticket to The Rumpus and Rare Bird’s AWP 2016 offsite event, where Anna will be reading alongside Cornelius Eady, Rich...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #23: Plays to Devour on the Page and the Stage
Of course it’s tremendous to see a play on stage, but reading a play, its script, is a pleasure in its own right. I think for many of us the notion of reading plays was ruined in high school, what with...
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Jen Fitzgerald’s Poetry Mixtape #1: Poetry That Moves Like a City Street
I’m spending National Poetry Month at the Millay Colony, former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay. My colleague and friend, poet and writer Jen Fitzgerald, will be writing the Mixtape column this...
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Jen Fitzgerald’s Poetry Mixtape #2: Poets on Poetry and Art
I’m spending National Poetry Month at the Millay Colony, former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay. My colleague and friend, poet and writer Jen Fitzgerald, will be writing the Mixtape column this...
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Jen Fitzgerald’s Poetry Mixtape #3: Poetry That Asks You to Sit and Sort This...
I’m spending National Poetry Month at the Millay Colony, former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay. My colleague and friend, poet and writer Jen Fitzgerald, will be writing the Mixtape column this...
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Jen Fitzgerald’s Poetry Mixtape #4: Poetry That Wants to Tell You What It Has...
I’m spending National Poetry Month at the Millay Colony, former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay. My colleague and friend, poet and writer Jen Fitzgerald, will be writing the Mixtape column this...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape will return next week. She thanks Jen Fitzgerald for taking over during National Poetry Month and looks forward to offering you a bevy of new reading recommendations upon...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape will be back next week. She looks forward to offering you a bevy of new reading recommendations upon her return.Related Posts:Anna March’s Reading MixtapeJen Fitzgerald’s...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape will be back soon. She looks forward to offering you a bevy of new reading recommendations upon her return.Related Posts:Anna March’s Reading MixtapeAnna March’s Reading...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #24: Pussy Riot
This column has been on hiatus since the springtime and I’m happy to be back. I’ve been reading so much—mostly books by women—this summer. While I’ve been away, I’ve been thinking about gender more...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #25: In a Daze, ‘Cause I Found God
I’m an atheist who often carries crystal rosary beads and a relic of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. My grandparents, Mary and Gus, bought them both at the Vatican where they had traveled to see Pope Paul...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #26: Fiction I Read and Loved This Summer
Not a one of these is a “beach read,” though I read many of them on the beach. Every one of these novels and short story collections transported me deeper into myself. Every one of these books excited...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #27: True Stories
These are extraordinary stories, exceptionally well-told. In a world where too many storytellers don’t tell truths, these writers do. Each one of these authors is steadfast and loyal, fierce and open,...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #28: Linked Stories/Novels in Stories
I recently finished revisions to a novel I’ve been working on for years and have embarked on writing a new novel, in stories, Hazel Conquers the World. I’ve always loved the form and these are some...
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #29: Literary Bitches
I’m a bitch. By that I mean: I am proud to have an essay included in the anthology, The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier, published yesterday. Edited by Cathi Hanauer, this is a...
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