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    4. Dear Octavia Butler...Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated

    Ian Sansom is sending imaginary dispatches to late American sci-fi writer Octavia Butler.

    3. Dear Clarice Lispector...Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated

    Ian Sansom fires off a quick line or two to late Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector.

    2. Dear Joseph Conrad...Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated

    Ian Sansom pens imaginary missives to late Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad.

    1. Dear Katherine Mansfield...Letters to the Overrated and the Underrated

    Ian Sansom drops a line to late New Zealand-born author and critic Katherine Mansfield.

    Nan GoldinWomen of Substance

    Nan Goldin beat heroin and Oxycontin. Her biggest fight was against the drug manufacturers

    Andrea DunbarWomen of Substance

    At 18 Andrea Dunbar was the youngest playwright ever at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

    Anna KavanWomen of Substance

    Legally prescribed heroin by a psychiatrist, Anna Kavan鈥檚 writing reveals her addiction.

    Billie HolidayWomen of Substance

    Billie Holiday sang about alcohol and broken hearts and went to prison for drug use.

    Frida KahloWomen of Substance

    What does the art of Frida Kahlo reveal about her addictions?

    The Essex SmackA Circumnavigation of the British Isles in Five Traditional Boats

    Malcolm 'Mac' MacGregor on the Essex Smack, boats he built and fished with under sail.

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