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New collection celebrates Jean Stafford, a gifted novelist who deserved better

New collection celebrates Jean Stafford, a gifted novelist who deserved better

Stafford is often remembered as wife No. 1 in the many biographies and studies of poet Robert Lowell. But a new Library of America edition of her three novels showcases her masterful writing.
by Maureen Corrigan

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'Boys & Sex' reveals that young men feel 'cut off from their hearts'

'Boys & Sex' reveals that young men feel 'cut off from their hearts'

Author Peggy Orenstein spoke to more than 100 young men of diverse backgrounds about sex, porn, gender and intimacy. Boys, she found, often lack "permission or space" to discuss their interior lives.
by Terry Gross

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'Creatures' examines the heartbreak of being human

'Creatures' examines the heartbreak of being human

Crissy Van Meter's debut novel is so assured, it's hard to believe it's a debut. It's the story of a young woman dealing with her mother and her difficult family history on the eve of her wedding.
by Michael Schaub

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Art Hounds: Le Vent du Nord blows into Winsted

Art Hounds: Le Vent du Nord blows into Winsted

Le Vent Du Nord brings its Quebecois folk to Winsted, A Doll's House gets a sequel and Puppet Lab pushes the boundaries of puppetry.
by Marianne Combs

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A tale of revenge, magic and nuance, all 'Woven in Moonlight'

A tale of revenge, magic and nuance, all 'Woven in Moonlight'

Isabel Ibañez's debut novel blends fiber art magic and Bolivian-inspired fantasy, for a story that seems at first to be about revenge — but blossoms into something more complex and surprising.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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Elizabeth Wurtzel, who stirred conversation with 'Prozac Nation,' dies at 52

The 1994 memoir opened a national dialogue about clinical depression and introduced readers to Wurtzel's brash, unapologetic voice. Wurtzel died of breast cancer at a Manhattan hospital Tuesday.
by Colin Dwyer

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There's heart amid the ruins of 'The Heap'

There's heart amid the ruins of 'The Heap'

Sean Adams' debut novel is set in the collapsed remains of a gargantuan, 500-story building somewhere in the American desert, once an entire metropolis and now surrounded by scavenger camps.
by Jason Heller

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There's plenty to talk about in 'Topics of Conversation'

There's plenty to talk about in 'Topics of Conversation'

Miranda Popkey's novel tackles the complicated issues of female desire, sex and failed relationships through a troubled, unnamed narrator who reports on her conversations with a series of other women.
by Heller McAlpin

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