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Katya Apekina

Katya Apekina is a novelist, screenwriter, and translator. She is the author of The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish and Mother Doll.

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Society’s Vestigial Tail

In this newsletter, novelist Katya Apekina reflects on books, censorship, and the Los Angeles Public Library.

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Reading the Cards

Novelist Katya Apekina considers tarot and Janet Fitch’s White Oleander, the California Book Club’s March selection.

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Escape from Los Angeles

Author Katya Apekina writes of evacuating her home during the Palisades and Eaton Fires.