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Review: 'Wonderlands: Essays on the Life of Literature,' by Charles Baxter

NONFICTION: Charles Baxter's sparkling essays examine how writers build powerful fiction.
July 8, 2022
Charles Baxter is an American author born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to John and Mary Barber (Eaton) Baxter. He graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul. In 1974 he received his PhD in English from the University at Buffalo with a thesis on Djuna Barnes, Malcolm Lowry, and Nathanael West. He currently teaches at the University of Minnesota and in the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers.
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Review: '1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir,' by Ai Weiwei

A remarkable and important memoir of one of China's most prominent social activists.
October 29, 2021
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Review: 'See/Saw: Looking at Photographs,' by Geoff Dyer

Nonfiction: In his new essay collection, Geoff Dyer takes a deep, fun dive into modern photographs.
April 30, 2021
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