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Hoda Mallone talks with Maggie Smith about pushing back against the idea that marriage “completes you” and remembering that we’re whole on our own in her debut memoir “You Could Make This Place Beautiful.” https://t.co/2sWDymjUFZ

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“The Militia House” author John Milas (@johnmilaslit) recommends books that face the truth of life and war in the US military head-on, breaking away from sanitized portrayals. https://t.co/fffgEJJkTD

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J.R. Ramakrishnan (@JRRamakrishnan) talks with Emi Yagi about Yagi’s new book “Diary of a Void,” in which the protagonist fakes a pregnancy to be treated better at work. https://t.co/K32lPXtVXc

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Jennifer Berney (@JennBerney) talks with Sarah Viren (@SarahViren) about the lies of two separate men explored in her memoir “To Name the Bigger Lie” and the desire for those who have caused harm to grow, change, and redeem themselves. https://t.co/1TXBIndiJm

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“A History of Present Illness” author Anna DeForest (@AnnaDeForest) recommends books that capture the confusion of illness and the powerlessness of seeking answers from a hospital. https://t.co/euxDqeBz85

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“The Militia House” author John Milas (@johnmilaslit) recommends books that face the truth of life and war in the US military head-on, breaking away from sanitized portrayals. https://t.co/fffgEJJkTD

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Jenny Xie on her protagonist's mother seeking the American dream through a Pinterest wedding https://t.co/je62qgT4PD

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Rachel León (@rachellayown) writes about finding healing in Yamada Murasaki’s “Talk to My Back,” a 1980s manga that portrays a professional housewife’s quest to assert her own self-worth. https://t.co/142kgIGEe1

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“The Crocodile Bride” author Ashleigh Bell Pederson (@heyashbell) recommends books that weave magic into our everyday lives. http://electricliterature.com/8-magical-novels-by-women-writers

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Elizabeth McCracken’s "The Souvenir Museum" has been longlisted for the National Book Award for fiction, and you can read one of the stories from the book on EL: https://electricliterature.com/robinson-crusoe-at-the-waterpark-by-elizabeth-mccracken/