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“We Are Workers”: Inside the Push for a Freelance Workers’ Union
Mary Steffenhagen discusses the issues freelance media workers face in light of coronavirus and a capitalist job market.
Photo taken from The Freelance Solidarity Project on Twitter @FSP_NWU.
Publishing in a Pandemic
Special section about the effects of coronavirus on publishing, pulled together by the back matter team.
Letter From the Editor
“Welcome to Back Matter.” – Taia Handlin
New York to Paris: Virus Trump-16 Keeps Spreading
Alice Aparicio discusses the birth of the french magazine America, and the influence of Trump across borders.
Rupi Kaur: Fauxetry or Brown Agency?
Fareeha Shah considers the expectations and stereotypes surrounding brown artists.
Andrew Luck is Lonely Out Here, Fellas!
Jessie Mohkami explores the gender gap in reading, and gives a case for male book clubs.
Taking on the Old White Guard: Graywolf’s Citizen Literary Fellowship
Cailin Potami tracks one solution to underrepresentation in book publishing.
American Dirt: How Comp Titles Helped Create This Racist Bestseller
Adji Ngathe Kebe explores issues of race in the publishing industry.
Printing Clickbait with Byrd Leavell
Alexa Mauzy-Lewis examines the effect of social media on publishing.
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