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Elissa Altman's 'Permission' combines Altman's personal history with her shrewd perspective on the form's pitfalls and rewards.

Over nearly 600 pages, Amy Reading argues that White deserves credit for the magazine's high quality, and for making life easier to manage for her husband E.B. White.

An open letter praising Mills' courage — and promising her future support — resulted in a District 1 and District 2 outpouring.

Mainer Penny Guisinger's new memoir, 'Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other Illusions,' is 'searching, forthright and witty' – and important.

Mainer Penny Guisinger's new memoir, 'Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other Illusions,' is 'searching, forthright and witty' - and important.