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Jennifer Howard is a writer and journalist and the author of CLUTTER: AN UNTIDY HISTORY, which Kirkus Reviews called "quick-witted and insightful... A keen assessment of one of society’s secret shames and its little-understood consequences." Jen's work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the TLS, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Slate, and many other publications. Her fiction has been published in the anthology DC NOIR, VQR, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, DC with her family. ...more

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	Clutter: An Untidy History 3.76 avg rating — 651 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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
	D.C. Noir (D.C. Noir, #1) by George P. Pelecanos (Editor, Contributor), Quintin Peterson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), James Grady (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.42 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 2006 — 14 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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I’ve got a new essay, “Home Range,” in the spring/summer issue of South 85 Journal. If you’ve launched a kid into the world and/or lost a parent, you might relate. Here’s a taste: The summer my mother crossed out of our lives, my son and I hit the road. It was 2021, a year of... Continue reading » Read more of this blog post »

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Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and BubbleBaths Not Included)

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Ten-year-old Fern and her artist mother, Alice, have just moved into yet another new apartment, the latest in a long string of temporary refuges from—well, Fern doesn't know, exactly, but Alice seems to be always on the run from something or someone. ...more
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