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Alison Kinney is the author of the upcoming nonfiction book UNITED STATES OF REJECTION: A STORY OF LOVE, HATE & HOPE (UGA Press, May 2026), as well as AVIDLY READS OPERA (NYU Press 2021) and HOOD (Bloomsbury 2016).
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Her essays and articles on cultural history, art, opera, literature, and social justice can be found online at Paris Review Daily, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, Harper's, Lapham's Quarterly, L.A. Review of Books, The New Republic, Longreads, and other publications. Five of her essays have been named Notable Essays in The Best American Essays, from 2016 through 2020. She teaches nonfiction writing at Eugene Lang College, The New School.

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	Hood by Alison Kinney (Goodreads Author), Ian Bogost (Series Editor), Alison Kinney (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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