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When Family Secrets Create New Wounds

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By Ruth Madievsky
| The Atlantic Verified
A Russian proverb I heard growing up translates to something like “Those who recall the past will lose an eye.” Dwelling on bygone events, it suggests, is dangerous. My family of post-Soviet refugees seemed to believe it, and mostly passed down their history in loose, cinematic anecdotes. I’d piece together what their lives were like before we immigrated to Los Angeles from images of barbed-wire obstacle courses, ransacked apartments, and sudden deaths.
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Let’s Have Some Fun

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By Kathleen Boland, Ruth Madievsky
| Alta Journal Verified
“It took a while for my brain to not just be a pile of worms,” Kathleen Boland tells me. She’s recalling how the writing and publication cycle of her madcap debut novel, Scavengers, coincided with her becoming a mother. It’s amusing to hear the author of such an absurd and intricately crafted book describe herself as the kind of disconcerting sight that one of her characters might have side-eyed on their odyssey through the American West.
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This Is the Funniest Book about Infidelity You’ll Read All Year

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By Ruth Madievsky
| Yahoo Entertainment Verified
Erin Somers on The Ten Year Affair Nina Subin/Simon & Schuster/Design by Leah Romero "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Erin Somers thought she was cooked. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and she had to balance her day job in journalism with parenting a young child during a global emergency, writing her sophomore novel, The Ten Year Affair, became a third-tier priority.
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