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I aim to publish new letters fortnightly on Fridays. Some of the topics of future letters include how I left (and never left) academia, the out-sized cultural impact of Little Women (as recently interpolated by Ann Napolitano’s Oprah-endorsed bestseller Hello Beautiful), why women artists who produce big unwieldy works (The Tortured Poets Department, Cowboy Carter) annoy the culture so deeply, how I research my historical novels, and more.