The Maris Review, vol 33
I stand by the fact that end-of-year lists are meaningless, and yet. We live in a specific media landscape. So...
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The Maris Review, vol 78
What I read this week Heart the Lover by Lily King Lily King does it again. My favorite of her novels is still Euphoria, her fictionalization of the experiences of Margaret Mead that is action-packed and filled with both dread and beauty. But with Writers and Lovers and now Heart
The Maris Review, vol 77
I'm feeling a little under the weather today, a flu-like thing that isn't the flu. And still I was like, you MUST get your newsletter out, even if it's a little shorter than usual. And then I thought, I'll thank all of
The Maris Review, vol 76
What I read this week The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus There are so many things I want to say about this book. But let's start with this: The Four Spent the Day Together is an excellent book about how journalism cannot be objective. I
The Maris Review, vol 75
What I read this week Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa It's been more than a decade since the New York Times ran this piece about the plight of nail salon workers, but I think of it every time I pass a nail salon (very, very often in