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Hello friends—
Firstly, thanks so much for reading and sharing the last letter! I didn’t know what to expect after such a long layoff, but wowee. Very grateful that you all seemed to have missed this silly experiment of mine as much as I missed writing it.
This morning, I had a review go up at Vulture about a new novel called Magma by Thora Hjorleifsdottir. It’s a novel about many things, but primarily about the way that an obsessive, abusive relationship can also feel mundane even as it’s eroding your sense of self-knowledge and self-worth. It was a difficult novel to read, but also so pleasurable in its style and humor. I hope you’ll read the review and also the novel.
Also, in June, I had a new short story (not in Filthy Animals) publish at The Cut. It’s called “The Low Countries.”
I have another review coming out next month, and I will share more about that when I can.
This weekend, I’m off to Martha’s Vineyard for a book conference thingy. It’ll be a lot of fun. Stay tuned for events I’m doing in September and the fall. Some cool stuff coming up.
I’ll be back next week with a letter about…something.
b
Thank you for the newsletter, I love your work and it is so much fun experiencing your writing through the newsletter. It feels conversational and always inspires me creatively.
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