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Valerie Stivers

Valerie Stivers

Valerie Stivers, a Compact columnist, cooks from literature for The Paris Review.

Jul 22, 2022

Rural Erasure

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Jan 17, 2023

American Non-Psycho

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Aug 30, 2022

The Reluctant Wokester

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Oct 18, 2022

Against 'Kindness'

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Dec 6, 2022

Cormac McCarthy's Masterpiece

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Nov 9, 2022

The Booker Prize Rewards ‘Diversity’ Over Difference

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