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Book Critic's First Review (of her own book)
On taking what I dish out, plus a new preorder deal and child welfare news roundup
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Kristen Martin

August 2024

Little Orphan Annie is 100 years old, and I'm sick of her!
An essay for Slate, and some other reads
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Kristen Martin

July 2024

What I'm Writing/What I'm Reading
Plus two opportunities to get THE SUN WON'T COME OUT TOMORROW for 25% off!
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Kristen Martin

June 2024

Introducing THE SUN WON'T COME OUT TOMORROW (01/21/25)
It has a cover! And you can preorder it!
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March 2024

What I've Been Writing/What I've Been Reading
A semi-regular update
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Kristen Martin

February 2024

Join My Cultural Criticism Class This Spring!
Everyone's a critic, but professionals (still) matter
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Kristen Martin

January 2024

What I've Been Writing/What I've Been Reading
I’ve been meaning to send this missive all month, but 1) January is the cruelest month and 2) I haven’t had much breathing room.
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Kristen Martin

December 2023

What I've Been Writing
On finishing a book draft and the freelance life
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Kristen Martin

September 2023

Back 2 Skool
I'm teaching a journalism class!
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Kristen Martin

August 2023

What I'm Writing/What I'm Reading
A new essay for the Washington Post!
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Kristen Martin
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June 2023

The Debt Ceiling and The "Deserving" Poor
On our historical amnesia and the long legacy of Protestant work ethic
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Kristen Martin

May 2023

Don't Forget
An old essay on Mother's Day marketing emails, and some new thoughts
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Kristen Martin
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