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Hot Off the Shelf: Body Work by Melissa Febos

Apr 4

Apr 4 Hot Off the Shelf: Body Work by Melissa Febos

Mandy Shunnarah

book review, Musings on Writing, Tips and Tricks

Read my essay "Love and Labne"

Dec 15

Dec 15 Read my essay "Love and Labne"

Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy's Published Writing

An ode to my best and oldest friend

Dec 10

Dec 10 An ode to my best and oldest friend

Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy's Published Writing

Hot Off the Shelf: Southbound: Essays on Identity, Inheritance, and Social Change by Anjali Enjeti

May 3

May 3 Hot Off the Shelf: Southbound: Essays on Identity, Inheritance, and Social Change by Anjali Enjeti

Mandy Shunnarah

Hot Off the Shelf

Dear Authors: Stay Off Goodreads, It's Not For You

Apr 26

Apr 26 Dear Authors: Stay Off Goodreads, It's Not For You

Mandy Shunnarah

The More You Know, Tips and Tricks, Rants

Read my latest essay "Mohammed and Me"

Jun 11

Jun 11 Read my latest essay "Mohammed and Me"

Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy's Published Writing

My most deeply personal essay yet was published

Nov 21

Nov 21 My most deeply personal essay yet was published

Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy's Published Writing

Writing Update: My Essay "Grape Leaves" was Published in The Rumpus!

Nov 22

Nov 22 Writing Update: My Essay "Grape Leaves" was Published in The Rumpus!

Mandy Shunnarah

Mandy's Published Writing, Life Update

Hot Off the Shelf: They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

Dec 18

Dec 18 Hot Off the Shelf: They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

Mandy Shunnarah

Author Interviews, book review, Hot Off the Shelf

Why You Should (No, MUST) Write What Scares You

Sep 26

Sep 26 Why You Should (No, MUST) Write What Scares You

Mandy Shunnarah

Tips and Tricks, Musings on Writing

The Letter I Never Sent Harper Lee

Jun 20

Jun 20 The Letter I Never Sent Harper Lee

Mandy Shunnarah

Life Update, Literary Adventures, Musings on Writing

Short and Sweet: 6 Literary Magazines You Should Be Reading

Mar 23

Mar 23 Short and Sweet: 6 Literary Magazines You Should Be Reading

Mandy Shunnarah

The More You Know

The Tricky Business of Book Reviews

Mar 14

Mar 14 The Tricky Business of Book Reviews

Mandy Shunnarah

The More You Know