‘Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come’: How Introverts Can Triumph Over Social Anxiety
Jessica Pan's new memoir offers a glimpse at a better world—one where we're open to meaningful interactions, rather than stuck in isolation.
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PS Picks: Porochista Khakpour’s Unflinchingly Honest New Memoir
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
‘This Book Kept Me Alive’: A Conversation With Porochista Khakpour
The novelist discusses her new memoir about living with Lyme, being a refugee, and the search for home.
A New Memoir Addresses America’s Cruelest Immigration Policies From Inside the Border Patrol
Francisco Cantú's memoir of his time as a Border Patrol agent asks some important questions about violence, complicity, and the blurred lines between people and the institutions they serve.
‘Black Wave’: A More Ethical Kind of Memoir
In her latest, a blend of autobiography and fiction, longtime memoirist Michelle Tea sends off the traditional hedonism…
A Woman’s Right to Regret
Two different men once gave me the same advice about writing about sex work: It would have to…
The Tribal Rites of Motherhood on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Wednesday Martin channels Jane Goodall as she attempts to gain access to a very select group.
Brutal Kinship
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.