Difficult Women
Roxane Gay is a bold writer of impressive range who experiments with magic realism, dystopia, and fantasy.
David Plante’s non-fiction and fiction are of a piece. There is the honesty of a writer who is willing and able to, first, face himself, then, write what he sees, and then, allow the world to see his seeing.
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