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Essays about literature, the craft of writing, the body and illness, and other obsessions.

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About Meghan O'Rourke

Meghan O'Rourke is the author of five books, including the NY Times Bestseller THE INVISIBLE KINGDOM. A professor of creative writing at Yale, she is editor of The Yale Review. Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, & more.

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