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The works of African American novelist and essayist John Edgar Wideman were read by WORDTheatre members Gary Dourdan, Chris Chalk and Ronald Guttman at the Players Club.
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Lucky for us, the Chicago Humanities Festival has paired her with another fabulous genre-bending essayist — Evanston’s own Eula Biss.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
So should Senator Schumer, by Mariel Garza, guest essayist, The New York Times.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Our essayist challenges that notion and encourages us to embrace ennui as a time to rest and rekindle the spirit.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Lucky for us, the Chicago Humanities Festival has paired her with another fabulous genre-bending essayist — Evanston’s own Eula Biss.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
So should Senator Schumer, by Mariel Garza, guest essayist, The New York Times.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Our essayist challenges that notion and encourages us to embrace ennui as a time to rest and rekindle the spirit.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Essayist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essayist. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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essayist
noun
es·say·ist
ˈes-ˌā-əst 
: a writer of essays
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