Author: Elizabeth Jannuzzi
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The Shortlist for April 25, 2025
Nonfiction by Elizabeth Jannuzzi, Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo and Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Fiction by Andrea Bishop, Samanta Schweblin, Monte Lin, Bob Johnson, Fionnuala Meehan, and Éva Székely
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Purgatory in Two Parts by Elizabeth Jannuzzi
This is about suicide, so if that’s something you avoid, skip this. Jannuzzi’s sister took her own life, and Jannuzzi writes about it. It has haunted me for days. I started going to church again after my sister Julia attempted suicide and failed. If my parents were surprised by my sudden reappearance in the back…