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Girls.">Meet the novelists who are re-analyzing HBO's Girls.

By Brittany Allen | May 13, 2024

Judy Blume Forever, Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself"> In <em

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Judy Blume Forever, Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself">In Judy Blume Forever, Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself

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By Kavita Das | April 17, 2023

In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

Howl's Moving Castle ">Joelle Kidd on the Delightfully Subversive Howl's Moving Castle

By Joelle Kidd | March 27, 2023

A New Era for Lena Dunham? Why the Controversial Creator is a Perfect Match for the Middle Ages

A New Era for Lena Dunham? Why the Controversial Creator is a Perfect Match for the Middle Ages

Catherine Called Birdy Is as Thoroughly Medieval as It Is Dunhamesque ">Catherine Called Birdy Is as Thoroughly Medieval as It Is Dunhamesque

By Ryan Coleman | October 14, 2022

Why we need more depictions of Twenty-Something Black Girls Just Figuring Shit Out.

Why we need more depictions of Twenty-Something Black Girls Just Figuring Shit Out.

By Vanessa Willoughby | March 11, 2021

The Importance of Taking Girls' Emotions Seriously in Literature

The Importance of Taking Girls' Emotions Seriously in Literature

The NewberyTart Podcast">This Week on The NewberyTart Podcast

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