by Lisa Peet
“I need you to look at me and the assumptions that you make, and I’m going to obliterate all of those stereotypes and all your preconceived notions.” Continue reading
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Cleaning House with Jen Beagin
by Lisa Peet
“I was somewhat well-read, well-spoken, and well-dressed. In other words, I looked like my clients, and was able to bullshit with them about the art on their walls and the books on their shelves. I wasn’t completely invisible, even when I wanted to be.” Continue reading
Fiction Is No Protection: Q&A with Dina Nayeri
by Lisa Peet
“In every phase, certain lessons have presented themselves intensely in my own life, and I wanted to show them honestly before reporting other stories. I wanted the reader to understand just how I’m able to see what’s happening in these other lives in moments of silence, secrecy, or heartbreaking posturing.” Continue reading
Discovery Channels: James Mustich, A Common Reader, and 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
by Lisa Peet
“There’s something about the physical presence of the book, and the power of agency of your own attention. It’s a very personal experience.” Continue reading
The Personal is Political: Karyn Kloumann, Nauset Press, and Fierce
by Lisa Peet
“It is also a process where you learn something about yourself and make sense of the current events manifesting around you as part of a larger cycle of life. I also believe it makes a more engaging read…if there is a personal voice as well.” Continue reading
FIVE in BLOOM: Where Are They Now?
by Mollie Weisenfeld
In this edition of FIVE IN BLOOM, we reintroduce you to some of our earliest spotlighted authors, whose works continue to inspire. Continue reading
An Artist Artist: Nell Irvin Painter on Old in Art School
by Lisa Peet
I was used to juggling my self-perception and other people’s views of me as a black person and as a woman, from within and without. But now what I took as me seemed almost inconsequential as my essence shriveled to my age. This was something new. Continue reading
