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Alex Dueben

Alex Dueben is a freelance writer and independent scholar based in New England who has written for The Believer, Vulture, The Millions, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Brooklyn Rail , and other publications. He is the writer and editor of the artist monograph Hurricane Nancy, and his debut novel is forthcoming.

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Terri Windling

Terri Windling’s The Wood Wife Continues to Inspire

By Alex Dueben

May 5, 2026

detail from the cover of The Essential Patricia A McKillip; art by Tom Canty

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Patricia McKillip

Revisiting Patricia McKillip’s Timely, Timeless Fantasy

By Alex Dueben

November 5, 2025

"It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.”

Frank Herbert, Dune

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