‘The Unfolding’ of an Unraveling America
DAME talks with author A.M. Homes about her new prophetic novel and the white male existential crisis.
Kera Bolonik
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Kera Bolonik is DAME's editor-in-chief. Her essays, features, and criticism have appeared in national magazines and anthologies. She's currently at work on a nonfiction book entitled GULLIBLE, forthcoming from Dey Street/HarperCollins.
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