
Maud Newton
Freelance Writer, Critic and Author at Freelance
Wrote ANCESTOR TROUBLE, a best book of 2022 per New Yorker, NPR, WaPo, more. John Leonard Prize Finalist. Account dormant since 10/28/2022.
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1 month ago |
maudnewton.com | Maud Newton
I’m looking forward to talking with Lee Hawkins, author of I Am Nobody’s Slave, for the first-ever McNally Jackson Book Festival! In conversation, we’ll explore the complexities of family history and the intergenerational legacies we carry. We’ll discuss race, inheritance, trauma, and resilience—and how confronting the past can offer hope for future generations. June 3, 6:30 pm, South Street Seaport.
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2 months ago |
maudnewton.com | Maud Newton
I love the New York Public Library, and am so grateful to history and genealogy librarian Serena Dresslar for recommending my book, Ancestor Trouble, in such outstanding company.
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2 months ago |
maudnewton.com | Maud Newton
For the Art & Kinship installment in my latest newsletter, I write about Laila Lalami’s chilling new novel, The Dream Hotel, and the author reveals that her mother’s childhood in a Moroccan orphanage may have influenced the book.
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2 months ago |
maudnewton.com | Maud Newton
The Awl: The Book, Shipping NowLast week my pal Carrie Frye, editor of The Awl: The Book, texted me these photos of The Awl anthology, with so many great essays from former contributors. The book includes my own 2011 essay on a Rapture prediction that didn’t pan out, just in case you’ve ever wondered how long I’ve been on the End Times beat (my whole life?). If you’d like a copy, more are available.
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2 months ago |
maudnewton.com | Maud Newton
March 10, 2025 I’ve renamed my newsletter from Ancestor Trouble — still a focus and preoccupation — to Meditations on Kinship, which better reflects the breadth of my thinking and feeling and seems like a capacious home going forward. After considering other options, I’m staying on Substack for now.
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