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• Read how Tayari Jones talks about prettiness and publishing as she thinks about the upcoming release of Silver Girl.
• This post is a great reminder from a father for a father and for a mother too about what not to do.
• My friend and coworker, David Swanson wrote a thoughtful short piece on church segregation and has a piercing question at the end of this post.
• Zadie Smith tells a lovely, funny story when explaining in an unexpected way how friends are generous.
• Mario Vargas Llosa’s writing is discussed at the Guardian in ways that put forward some interesting intersections between writing and politics.