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Sigrid Nunez On and Off the Big Screen

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sarah Chihaya

Books & the Arts / April 9, 2025 Love or Fidelity Sigrid Nunez on and off the big screen. Sigrid Nunez On and Off the Big Screen Two new films—Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door and Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s The Friend—attempt to adapt her work. Do they succeed? Ad Policy Illustration by Liam Eisenberg. This article appears in the May 2025 issue.
Critic probes connection between books and depression in 'Bibliophobia'

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Sarah Chihaya

As a second-grader, I won honorable mention in a creative writing contest with a solemn, ink-blotted story about the Crucifixion. My prize was a crate of children's classics, among them "Little House in the Big Woods," "English Folk and Fairy Tales " and a richly illustrated "Pinocchio." These works formed the nucleus of a collection that continues to expand like the universe (to my wife's chagrin), constellations of science, literature and scholarly histories.
Critic Susan Chihaya writes about books that helped her through troubled times in 'Bibliophobia'

1 month ago | startribune.com | Hamilton Cain |Sarah Chihaya

Nonfiction: In a vibrant yet uneven memoir, critic Sarah Chihaya offers insights throughout and an urgent message about suicide. Sarah Chihaya (Beowulf Sheehan/Random House)As a second grader, I won honorable mention in a creative writing contest with a solemn, ink-blotted story about the Crucifixion.
Critic Susan Chihaya writes about books that helped her through troubled times in 'Bibliophobia'

1 month ago | startribune.com | Hamilton Cain |Sarah Chihaya

Nonfiction: In a vibrant yet uneven memoir, critic Sarah Chihaya offers insights throughout and an urgent message about suicide. Sarah Chihaya (Beowulf Sheehan/Random House)As a second grader, I won honorable mention in a creative writing contest with a solemn, ink-blotted story about the Crucifixion.
Bibliophobia: A Memoir

2 months ago | bookreporter.com | Sarah Chihaya

In much the same way that writers and would-be writers are drawn to well-written accounts of other writers' processes and philosophies, as a voracious lifelong reader, I've always been fascinated by the attempts of others to understand how and why we read.
Love Books? You Still Might Suffer From Bibliophobia

2 months ago | lithub.com | Sarah Chihaya

Bibliophobia: occasionally manifests as an acute, literal fear of books, though more frequently develops as a generalized anxiety about reading in patients who have previously experienced profound—perhaps too profound—attachments to books and literature.
BIBLIOPHOBIA | Kirkus Reviews

2 months ago | kirkusreviews.com | Sarah Chihaya |Daniel Kahneman

An elegantly written memoir of a lifelong struggle with mental illness.
Bibliophobia a book by Sarah Chihaya

2 months ago | bookshop.org | Sarah Chihaya

Celebrate Black History Month with 20% off these select books. Shop here!Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the worldDescription“A wise, tremendously moving exploration of what it means to seek companionship and understanding, in books and in life.”—Hua Hsu, author of Stay True“A must for the obsessive reader.”—Elif Batuman, author of Either/Or and The IdiotBooks can seduce you. They can, Sarah Chihaya believes, annihilate, reveal, and provoke you.
The Uncanny Brilliance of Helen Oyeyemi

Jul 31, 2024 | msn.com | Sarah Chihaya

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The Uncanny Brilliance of Helen Oyeyemi

Jul 29, 2024 | thenation.com | Sarah Chihaya

Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both dread and cautious optimism—throughout it all, The Nation has been a bulwark against misinformation and an advocate for bold, principled perspectives.