Sarah Manguso is the author of nine books, most recently the novel LIARS.

Her work’s been recognized by an American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Rome Prize, and her writing has been translated into thirteen languages. On today’s show, Sarah and Annmarie discuss marriage and how our best intentions often crumble in the face of gender roles, misogyny, the patriarchy, and myriad forces so much larger than we are.

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Stories Mentioned in this Episode:

Liars, by Sarah Manguso

Learn more about Amber Heard and Gabby Petito.

Creep, by Myriam Gurba

Follow Sarah Manguso:

sarahmanguso.com

Photo Credit: Beowulf Sheehan

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