In her 1998 book, Shulamith Firestone, author of the classic feminist text The Dialectic of Sex, chronicles mental illness and institutionalization with dark humor. Airless Spaces, by Shul…
SOURCE: 4columns at 07:00PMMarriage, motherhood, menopause, masturbation, and a motel: a new novel by Miranda July. All Fours, by Miranda July, Riverhead, 326 pages, $29 • • • Waifish and awkward,…
SOURCE: 4columns at 08:00PMIn Jesmyn Ward’s latest, an enslaved teenager draws upon the strength of family bonds and elemental spirits to find her own path to resilience. Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, 3…
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