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A Close Reading of Shalom Auslander's Essay on George Saunders

By George Saunders

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Ben Wakeman
Aug 21, 2023
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Two heavyweights square off. George Saunders and Shalom Auslander.

In this special edition of Catch & Release, we are featuring a guest post written by George Saunders in response to the Shalom Auslander essay titled: “The Dangers of Substack for the Chronically Low Self-Esteemed.” As this piece is a response to that essay, it is advised that you first read Auslander’s essay linked be…

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