The summery staples and personalized pieces that T Magazine’s editors and contributors are eyeing for our own maternal figures.
Category: Books and Literature
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She Redefined Trauma. Then Trauma Redefined Her.
Dr. Judith Herman, who helped launch the field of trauma studies, has returned to publishing after a long, mysterious ordeal.
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Roller Skates, White Claws and a Broken Wrist
A fall at a roller rink means a novelist has to write in longhand.
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Book Review: ‘Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You,’ by Lucinda Williams
In “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You,” the raw-voiced singer looks back on a contentious artistic life.
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‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’: Beloved, Banned and Finally Adapted
Judy Blume’s 1970 novel hits the big screen at a difficult political moment for a story with themes of bodily autonomy and religious choice.
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‘Judy Blume Forever’ Review: The Y.A. Author Who Went There First
The documentary, streaming on Amazon Prime Video, features Blume narrating the milestones of her life and career, along with interviews of her famous fans.
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Rita Dove and the Younger Poet Who ‘Electrified’ Her
Rita Dove taught Safiya Sinclair that “it’s OK to say a thing plainly.”
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A Lifelong Writing Mentorship That Started With a Story
Jeanette Winterson got a police escort so she could make it to Eleanor Shearer’s birth. What’s followed has been years of advice about building a creative life.
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What Unites the Writers Sigrid Nunez and Weike Wang
What began as a mentor-mentee relationship between the writers has become more “equal” and “relaxed.”
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A Fashion Designer and a Writer on Unlikely Allegiances
In reading Raven Leilani’s novel, Ulla Johnson recognized a commonality in their respective crafts. Leilani did, too.
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How Sybil Lamb Helped Imogen Binnie Shape Her Creative Identity
The “Nevada” writer came across Sybil Lamb’s illustrations two decades ago and thought, “Someone out there is doing this thing that I don’t even know how to articulate.”
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Why Madhur Jaffrey and Michelle Zauner ‘Fell Toward Each Other’
Throughout their careers, neither have followed a single path.