My mother's grandfather was a writer, a newspaper columnist.  Secretly, I've always wanted my own advice column, like Ask Amy e...

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I spent last weekend reading Louise Erdrich's The Blue Jay's Dance and Kelly Corrigan's The Middle Place , both books abo...

I chewed through George Saunders' Tenth of December a few weeks ago and read the Bonus! Materials! interview between Saunders...

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Our house fell under an evil flu-like spell upon our return from Christmas break, and as Tim and I convalesce, our humidifier pumps ste...