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Jonathan Hiskes

Jonathan Hiskes is communications director at the Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington. His work has appeared in Mother Jones, River Teeth, The Sun, Image, and Books and Culture.

Peter Spier's Christmas
Critical Essay

Peter Spier’s picture books praise the world

The Holocaust survivor’s response to suffering was to create joyful children’s books.
Brian Doyle
Critical Essay

Brian Doyle’s ferocious attention

Doyle’s exuberant writing praised particular things in rich detail. It cut to the pulsing heart of life.

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