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Guest blogger Rebecca Makkai on “Literary Mansplaining” | READ HER LIKE AN OPEN BOOK

I wrote about (among other things) Rebecca Solnit’s 2008 essay “Men Explain Things to Me” that indirectly gave rise to the term “mansplaining,” and you can read my thoughts on this issue here.

Posted in Essays, Media, News on December 13 2024

Light Years | Guernica

I wrote about a kiss on the lips that might as easily have been a kiss on the forehead, and you can read it here.

Posted in Essays, Media, News on December 16 2024

The Power and Limitations of Victim-Impact Statements | The New Yorker

I wrote about the power and limitations of victim-impact statements, and you can read about it here.

Posted in Essays, News on January 15 2025

Lost & Found: Rebecca Makkai on George R. Stewart | Tin House

I wrote about George R. Stewart’s Ordeal by Hunger, and you can read about it here.

Posted in Essays, News on January 16 2025

Children of the Fifty-Sixers: Growing Up in Hungarian Chicago | Newcity

I wrote about growing up with pockets of Hungary all around me and you can read about it here.

Posted in Essays, News on January 16 2025

Curating a New Literary Canon | Electric Lit

I wrote about who (and what) deserves to be in America’s first museum dedicated to writers, and you can read about it here.

Posted in Essays, Media, News on December 16 2024

The Delicate Art of Character Folding | The Masters Review

I wrote about character folding for the Masters Review, and you can read it here.

Posted in Essays, Media, News on December 13 2024

ADHD Redefined: ADDitude Profile

Click here to read my profile in ADDitude magazine this October! Next month, the publication will publish their profile of me, as well as others in the creative arts who have ADHD, and how it impacts our work.

Posted in News on September 23 2024

The Backlist: Rebecca Makkai on ‘The Murderess’ and Reading in Translation

Click here to read my interview with CrimeReads’ Polly Stewart! We discuss Alexandros Papadiamantis and my 84 books project.

Posted in News on September 23 2024

A Prayer for Budapest | Oprah Daily

For Oprah Daily, I wrote about revisiting my father’s hometown—and the capital of Hungary—to find traces of our shared past. You can read about it here!

Posted in Essays, Media, News on July 23 2024

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