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If you’re a young woman who wants to write fiction, it’s useful to read zeitgeist-y contemporary writers like Sally Rooney, Ottessa Moshfegh, Elena Ferrante, and Mary Gaitskill—but you’d be missing a great deal by not reading Clarice Lispector and Edith Wharton.
Celine Nguyen • Everything I Read in July 2024



Julia and Avis were cosmopolitan women who traveled widely, read extensively, and moved in diverse political, intellectual, and social circles. They had many acquaintances in common and frequently referred to public figures and friends by their first names or initials.
Joan Reardon • As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child & Avis DeVoto
The Invention of Wings: A Novel (Original Publisher's Edition-No Annotations)
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