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    Melis­sa Broder

    Melis­sa Broderis the author of the nov­els Milk Fed and The Pisces, the essay col­lec­tion So Sad Today, and five poet­ry col­lec­tions, includ­ing Super­doom. She has writ­ten for The New York Times, Elle, and New York magazine’s The Cut. She lives in Los Ange­les. Fol­low her on Twit­ter @SoSadToday and @MelissaBroder and Insta­gram @RealMelissaBroder.

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    Melis­sa Broder’s Pen Pal #2

    In her last posts, Melis­sa Broder con­duct­ed a ​“Jew­ish vs. Goy­ish lit­mus test” for the year in review, shared the B‑Sides of her…
    Melis­sa Broder
    January 29, 2010
    Essay

    Melis­sa Broder’s Pen Pal # 1

    In her last posts, Melis­sa Broder con­duct­ed a ​“Jew­ish vs. Goy­ish lit­mus test” for the year in review, shared the B‑Sides of her…
    Melis­sa Broder
    January 28, 2010
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    Famous Jews You Went to Hebrew School With

    In her last posts, Melis­sa Broder con­duct­ed a ​“Jew­ish vs. Goy­ish lit­mus test” for the year in review and shared the B‑Sides of her…
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    January 27, 2010
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    B‑Sides with Melis­sa Broder

    In her last post, Melis­sa Broder, author of the forth­com­ing When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Moth­er (Feb­ru­ary 6th), con­duct­ed a ​“Jew­ish vs.…
    Melis­sa Broder
    January 26, 2010
    Essay

    Jew­ish vs. Goy­ish: The Year in Review

    Melis­sa Broder, author of the forth­com­ing When You Say One Thing but Mean Your Moth­er (Feb­ru­ary 6th), is guest-blog­ging all week…
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    January 25, 2010
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    When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother
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    Interview—From the Journal

    ‘We Are All Already Per­fect’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Melis­sa Broder

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    February 2, 2021

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