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Too many novels are lacking in moral vision
Let's imagine a young man of about nineteen—a sophomore in college—who's deeply lonely, drinking too much, certain he's a monster, and yet uncertain…
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Naomi Kanakia
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Start with 19th century literature
In the wake of all this chatter about whether the next generation will be able and willing to read books, I've been thinking a lot about my own…
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Naomi Kanakia
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state of the blog (II)
Took a few pieces I had about Substack itself and bundled them together
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Naomi Kanakia
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An immigration parable
Last night I woke up on a couch in a strange room.
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Naomi Kanakia
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Hinduism did not precede Buddhism
Now that I'm trying to describe the difference between Buddhism and Hinduism, I feel a lot of sympathy for all the scholars to whom I’ve posed simple…
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Naomi Kanakia
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Literacy is good or bad, perhaps
Once upon a time, a woman read an extremely convincing book called The Literacy Delusion.
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Naomi Kanakia
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Sometimes the Great Books can be boring
(ALSO, I'm about to publish a novella)
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Naomi Kanakia
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September 2024

Resentment is productive
Julia met Emily while working for a start-up.
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Naomi Kanakia
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Our literary landscape rewards demagoguery
I'm very conscious that a lot of what I do on my Substack is demagoguery.
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Naomi Kanakia
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Science fiction and psychological realism are uneasy partners
Once upon a time, in a kingdom marked by very fine architecture—I'm talking colorful onion domes and frescoes, jewel-inlaid marble, lots of gold…
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Naomi Kanakia
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The Great Books are a source of power
I continue to wake up at 5:45 AM each morning to read the Mahabharata.
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Naomi Kanakia
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The state of the blog
(And also exclamation points)
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