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Didion didn’t even do acid…

Janice Lee: Depression, Denial, Depression

Slowly Drinking

Slowly Drinking

All memoirs are false…

‘Letters to Yeyito: Lessons From A Life in Music’ by Paquito D’Rivera

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‘Letters to Yeyito: Lessons From A Life in Music’ by Paquito D’Rivera

Janice Lee For the Ghost

Consider Tracy K. Smith’s memory of going through her mother’s belongings…

Feroz Rather in Srinagar

Feroz Rather in Srinagar

‘Sex, snatches of old TV shows’

‘Sex, snatches of old TV shows’

‘As I Knew Him: My Dad Rod Serling’ by Anne Serling

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‘As I Knew Him: My Dad Rod Serling’ by Anne Serling

Jenny Diski is not cheery or brave or serene at the moment…

Jenny Diski

Jenny Diski is not cheery or brave or serene at the moment…

Wearing Lycra at 3 in the Afternoon

I Know I Have to Go by Rick Whitaker

Andre Gerard: Hullo Fadduh

Andre Gerard: Hullo Fadduh

‘Moth; or how I came to be with you again’ by Thomas Heise

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‘Moth; or how I came to be with you again’ by Thomas Heise

‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave’ by Frederick Douglass

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‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave’ by Frederick Douglass

Sui Sin Far’s Mamma

Sui Sin Far’s Mamma

A Swigswag

‘No Enemies, No Hatred’ by Liu Xiaobo

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‘No Enemies, No Hatred’ by Liu Xiaobo

‘The Last Holiday: A Memoir’ by Gil Scott-Heron

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‘The Last Holiday: A Memoir’ by Gil Scott-Heron