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Elena Ferrante

Pop Culture Is Obsessed With Female Friendships

November 7, 2025

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All Our Brilliant Friends

October 31, 2025

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The Real Reason Men Should Read Fiction

June 24, 2025

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What the Internet Age Is Taking Away From Writers

November 15, 2024

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The Psychic Toll of Class Mobility

July 3, 2023

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The Calamitous Lies of Adulthood

January 17, 2023

Still from Netflix's 'The Lying Life of Adults'

Escaping the Patriarchy for Good

August 7, 2022

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Lying Is Its Own Form of Storytelling

April 1, 2022

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The Books Briefing: The Quiet Skill of Mass-Market Novels

December 17, 2021

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Why Childhood Friendships Feel So Intoxicating

October 22, 2021

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The Books Briefing: What the Best Translations Share

August 6, 2021

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Elena Ferrante’s Master Class on Deceit

September 2020 Issue