Saturday, January 15, 2022

Eleven disturbing cliques in literature

Erin Mayer is a freelance writer and editor. Her work has appeared on Bustle, The Today Show, Man Repeller, Literary Hub, and others.

A lifelong New Yorker, she now resides in Maine with her husband and her enamel pin collection.

Fan Club is her first novel.

At The Strand Magazine Mayer tagged eleven favorite enigmatic cliques in literature, including:
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