Thresholds
By Jordan Kisner
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This is Thresholds, a series of interviews with writers and artists you love about the transformative experiences (surprises, crises, existential freakouts, u-turns, breakthroughs) that have shaped their work. The life-wasn’t-the-same-after-that moments. Hosted by Jordan Kisner, author of the essay collection THIN PLACES. Thresholds is a co-production between Black Mountain Institute and Literary Hub. www.thisisthresholds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Introducing: "Borrowed & Returned" from the Brooklyn Public Library
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Claire Vaye Watkins
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Mariana Enriquez
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Miriam Toews
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Renee Gladman
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Nicholson Baker
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Sarah Aziza
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Lisa Ko
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Sabrina Imbler
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Maya Binyam
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Carvell Wallace
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Lidia Yuknavitch
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Live! Garth Greenwell
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Remix! Jericho Brown
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Sigrid Nunez
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Sofia Samatar
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Emma Copley Eisenberg
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Amy Lin
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Remix! Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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May 24, 2024 |
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Dorothea Lasky
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Vinson Cunningham
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Meghan O'Rourke
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Rumaan Alam
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Maira Kalman
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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McKenzie Wark
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Gina Chung
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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J Wortham
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Barbara Brandon-Croft
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Sarah Thankam Mathews
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Layli Long Soldier
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Hari Kondabolu
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Angie Cruz
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Chani Nicholas
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Introducing Guest Host Mira Jacob
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Hafizah Geter
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Sam Lipsyte
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Heather Radke
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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A 100th Episode Celebration
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Endnotes: Saeed Jones, Chloé Cooper Jones, and pre-orders
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Alyssa Songsiridej
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Asali Solomon
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Saeed Jones
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Chloé Cooper Jones
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Kay Ulanday Barrett
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Endnotes: Patrick Cottrell, Lynn Steger Strong, and some scary reading
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Samantha Hunt
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Ingrid Rojas Contreras
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Amy Fusselman
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Celeste Ng
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Endnotes: Crystal Hana Kim, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, and summer reading
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Michelle Tea
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Keith Gessen
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Crystal Hana Kim
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Lydia Conklin
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Ashley C. Ford
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Endnotes: Marie-Helene Bertino, Ocean Vuong, and listening to your own voice
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Jhumpa Lahiri
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Elissa Washuta
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Jessamine Chan
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Morgan Talty
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May 25, 2022 |
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Stephanie Foo
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May 18, 2022 |
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Endnotes: Ross Gay, adrienne maree brown, and a special song
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May 04, 2022 |
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Jeff VanderMeer
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Introducing Storybound
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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N. Scott Momaday
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Lulu Miller
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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adrienne maree brown
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Allegra Hyde
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Ed Yong
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Endnotes: Sheila Heti, Alexander Chee, and a New Voice
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Sheila Heti
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Carl Erik Fisher
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Sarah Manguso
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Kiese Laymon
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Leanne Shapton
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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From Well-Read Black Girl: Min Jin Lee on Becoming a Writer
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Revisiting Melissa Febos
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Revisiting Ross Gay
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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A Look Back at 2021
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Katie Kitamura
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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James Han Mattson
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Aimee Bender
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Ryka Aoki
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Gregory Pardlo
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Introducing Operator, From Wondery
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Susan Orlean
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Warren Ellis
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Rita Dove
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Sanaë Lemoine
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Andrew Martin
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Rebecca Carroll
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Maggie Nelson
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Alexandra Kleeman
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Lauren Sandler
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Eula Biss
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Deesha Philyaw
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Mary Ruefle
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Thresholds Presents Wondery's True Love
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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Nadia Owusu
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Michelle Orange
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Rivka Galchen
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Kaveh Akbar
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Kristen Radtke
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Jericho Brown
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Patrick Cottrell
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Kristen Arnett
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Donika Kelly
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Hilary Leichter
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May 26, 2021 |
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C Pam Zhang
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May 19, 2021 |
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Rachel Kushner
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May 12, 2021 |
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Hanif Abdurraqib
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May 05, 2021 |
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Ahmed Naji
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Jordan Kisner
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Fariha Róisín
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Melissa Febos
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Marie-Helene Bertino
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Esmé Weijun Wang
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Lynn Steger Strong
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Fernanda Melchor
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Lydia Millet
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Ross Gay
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Suleika Jaouad
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Eileen Myles
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Margo Jefferson
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Catherine Lacey
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Raven Leilani
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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A Look Back at 2020
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Natalie Diaz
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Wayétu Moore
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Cathy Park Hong
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Mychal Denzel Smith
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Laura Kolbe
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Rachel Eliza Griffiths
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Kate Zambreno
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Ocean Vuong
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Season 2 -- Coming August 12th
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Leslie Jamison
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May 22, 2020 |
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Carmen Maria Machado
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Suleika Jaouad
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Tara Westover
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Wendy S. Walters
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Alexander Chee
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Mira Jacob
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Introducing Thresholds
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Mar 07, 2020 |