"Full of surprises, revelations, wild, wise connctions." -Naomi Shihab Nye

4/14/21: On Baltimore Fishbowl, Nana Has News, in the form of a poem.

4/14/21: I was thrilled to see The Big Book of the Dead included by Whitney Otto in this list of favorite memoirs at LitHub, along with Gertrude Stein and Langston Hughes for God's sake.

4/14/21: I interviewed Blake Bailey about his excellent biography of Philip Roth for Kirkus. As I was reading this book I was shocked to find I am in it! My review of Claire Bloom's memoir, Leaving a Dolls House, is quoted: "Tall, moody, self-absorbed intellectuals with their sardonic insights have long been a disappointment to me."

3/10/21: On Baltimore Fishbowl: The Zoom Box of Dorian Gray.

3/10/21: The Weekly Reader celebrated its fourth birthday this past month. Woohoo! Thanks to the Ivy Bookshop and WYPR for sponsorship. If you need a good book, we've recommended more than 400 of them on 205 shows.

1/14/21: A couple of the poems I wrote last year are in the University of Baltimore student lit mag, Welter.

12/17/20: On LitHub, Six Book Critics Walk Into a Zoom to Talk About Autofiction, A Totally Fictional Story by Marion Winik Featuring a Martin Amis Cameo.

10/7/20: My darling dog Beau died on September 18th. Here is an essay, a poem, some paintings and photos, an amazing funeral diorama made by Kendra Kopelke, and a few buckets of tears.

10/7/20: Got a minute? Go to MeNdAdam.com, click the Music tab, and hear Vince's new songs. He and Adam have a record deal and are making hits.

Browse the Bohemian Rhapsody archive — running since 2011 on Baltimore Fishbowl.

Marion's "Lives" columns for The New York Times Magazine: "Grand Theft Litho" and "A Mother of A Certain Age".

An archive of Marion's commentaries for All Things Considered.

Lots more essays and articles in the links archive and work archive.

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