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Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison is the author most recently of Make It Scream, Make It Burn: Essays.

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September 12, 2019
MagazineLeslie Jamison
The Remaking of Susan Sontag
The great tension in Sontag’s life lay in her enduring desire for reinvention.
February 27, 2014
Leslie Jamison
Which Creates Better Writers: An MFA Program or New York City?
'MFA vs NYC' investigates the relationship between creativity and collectivity
July 8, 2013
Leslie Jamison
What Should an Essay Do?
Two new collections reinvent the form
May 17, 2013
Leslie Jamison
The Uses and Abuses of the Human Body
November 29, 2012
Leslie Jamison
Fever Dreams—Investigating the Memoir

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