From teenage friendship and class inequality to comedy and the long road to publication, Richardson reflects on the ideas and experiences that shaped Paradise Pawn.
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All articles filed in Amber Ruth Paulen
Amber Ruth Paulen is a writer and educator living in rural Michigan. She earned her MFA in fiction at Columbia University and is currently writing a novel-in-stories that follows multiple generations through the rise and fall of a family dairy farm.
Horses Bring Healing and Regeneration in “Fairfield County”
DéLana R.A. Dameron’s second novel, Fairfield County, published posthumously, spans four generations of Black horsemen and -women, from 1937 to 2014.
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Tending to the Land: Wendell Berry’s “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story”
A review of Wendell Berry’s newest novel, “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story.”
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“Paradise”: A Pandemic Novel that Offers a Way Forward
The novel tells a story about the change that happened to one woman during the summer of 2020 and, in doing so, it offers a way through the strata of reality by way of art.
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Forms of Obsession: Kristine Langley Mahler’s “Curing Season”
An author revisits her adolescence to create a new meaning and sense of belonging to her difficult pre-teen years.
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