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Substack of Susan Scarf Merrell, novelist, professor Creative Writing @Stony Brook Southampton's MFA in CWL, and co-director of the novel polishing program, BookEnds.

About Susan Merrell

Author of Shirley: A Novel, now a major motion picture starring Elisabeth Moss & Michael Stuhlbarg. Other books include A Member of the Family, and The Accidental Bond.

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