No Cure For Being Human and The Bell Jar: Quotes I Liked
Kate Bowler’s Memoir No Cure For Being Human & Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar I normally do my quick book reviews on my yearly review pages,
March 21, 2022
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Category: Quotes I Loved
Friendship In The Age Of Loneliness: A Review
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist’s Guide To Connection My reviews of books about friendship are growing! This week’s entry is Adam Smiley
November 23, 2021
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We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends
We Need to Hang Out: A Book Review The latest friendship book in my “review of friendship books” series is We Need to Hang Out:
October 22, 2021
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Hi, I'm Nina
DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a podcast and newsletter about the ups and downs of adult friendship. I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a Minneapolis-based writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped. DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Guardian, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere!
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Hi, I'm Nina
HI, I’M NINA BADZIN. I’m a writer fascinated by the dynamics of friendship, and I’ve been answering anonymous advice questions on the topic since 2014. I now also answer them on my podcast, Dear Nina! I’m a creative writing instructor at ModernWell in Minneapolis, a freelance writer and editor, and an avid reader who reviews 50 books a year. Welcome to my site!
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Hi, I'm Nina
DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a podcast and newsletter about the ups and downs of adult friendship. I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a Minneapolis-based writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped. DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Guardian, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere!
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I send emails through Substack with the latest anonymous friendship letters, podcast episodes, book reviews, and more.