“We Are Too Many” by Hannah Pittard is a genre-busting memoir investigating the failure of her marriage after her husband has an affair with her best friend.
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Amy R. Martin is a creative producer/screenwriter and essayist. Her personal and flash essays have appeared in several literary magazines. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and stage- and screenwriting from the Queens University of Charlotte, and she lives with her husband and four children in Vienna, Virginia.
Reenvisioning Shakespeare with Peter Brook’s “Tip of the Tongue”
A review of “Tip of the Tongue: Reflections on Language and Meaning” by Peter Brook.
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Cursed Dolls, Horror, and Laugh-out-Loud Comedic Moments
Grady Hendrix’s “How to Sell a Haunted House” is a good old-fashioned ghost story, a gothic thrill ride.
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Examining the Art of the Short Story in “Arranging Stories”
Heather A. Fox examines how white women writers in the South ordered their short story collections to say something about historical events, society or politics in the midst of a racist and male-dominated publishing era.
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Sometimes Marriage is Mayhem
Staff Picks: Thrillers and Marriage
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“Woman Without Shame” Showcases Sandra Cisneros at the Height of Her Power
A review of Sandra Cisneros’ latest book, “Woman Without Shame,” — her first poetry collection in three decades.
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“Nora Ephron: A Biography” in Five Remarkable Acts
A review of “Nora Ephron: A Biography” in five acts.
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“The Female Gaze” Champions Women Filmmakers
A review of Alicia Malone’s guide to films made by and about women, “The Female Gaze.”
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“Camera Man”: Resilience and Reinvention
A review of “Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century” by Dana Stevens.
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“Moundsville”: The Rise and Fall of a Small Town
“Moundsville” documentary tells the story of the small town of Moundsville, West Virginia through the eyes of its residents.
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