feels insane to say this but my short story “Dorchester” (originally published in The Drift) is going to be in Best American Short Stories 2024… thanks Lauren Groff(!!) you can preorder now Mariner Books or cop it in stores in October. :))) xoxo

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re-reading this ahead of brat

Modi claims that no-one knew about Gandhi before the Attenborough film, and blames Congress for under-promoting him. If you're wondering why a man whose party hates everything Gandhi stood for is talking like this, I hope my The Drift essay may help.
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Clare Sestanovich (Clare Sestanovich), our managing editor, has a new book out in June. Preorder “Ask Me Again” today:
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really excellent Juliana DeVaan essay in the drift - where else - on how money, institutions, and politics have shaped the contours and expressions of American dance; it’s made me officially decide to finally go to sadlers wells. thedriftmag.com/dance-revoluti…

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recomendação de leitura pro fds: como Gandhi está sendo instrumentalizado pela direita indiana. uma aula sobre Índia. artigo original da The Drift traduzido pela revista piauí. piaui.folha.uol.com.br/gandhi-india-n…

Gabriel Smith (gabriel smith), whose Issue Six story “The Complete” won an O. Henry Prize, has a debut novel out in June. Preorder “Brat” today:
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Very cool to see my The Drift article on Gandhi translated into Portuguese and republished in Brazil’s leading cultural mag, revista piauí. Rio de Janeiro launch party when??

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You’re going to want to read this one, trust me.

Zoë Hitzig (​​Zoë Hitzig), our poetry editor, has a new book out in June. Preorder “Not Us Now,” selected by Louise Glück as a winner of the 2023 Changes prize, today:
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This job, my old job, is a good job! Please share widely.
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I love when The Drift drops their mentions ❤️🍷

back online to look at pictures of that cow and share some thoughts on one of the all-time best american cultural exports for The Drift

Max Norman on Eli Mandel
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