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Mira is the teenaged narrator of Rebecca Rukeyser’s novel The Seaplane on Final Approach, set in backcountry Alaska, and there’s more to her supposed search for sleaze than meets the eye.

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Authors Carmen Maria Machado and Rebecca Rukeyser discuss Rukeyser's debut novel, The Seaplane on Final Approach, and their long-lasting friendship

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A 17-year-old flunks her exams and is sent to Alaska for punishment, in Rebecca Rukeyser’s disreputably funny debut novel

Their voices and to finally know how they are back home. my dad had told me that theyre fine, no major damages to our homes. so, at the moment, ive got family over in the outer islands of haapai. i have heard from them, and theyre doing 0k. who i havent heard from is my father. im sure hes out there working hard, doing what he does. weve also learned of a remarkable survival story. this man says he was swept off a small island by the tsunami and was in the water for more than 2a hours before mak...

Making it to land. help is now arriving. this is an australian c17 transport plane on final approach to tonga this afternoon. the crew quickly unloaded water and emergency supplies, but, because of covid, they were not allowed any contact with locals. tongas government has decided that until the covid pandemic is over, the islanders will have to deal with the clean up of this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, on the other side of the pacific in peru, another clean—up is under way. the crude o...

Its a relief to finally hear their voices and to finally know how they are back home. my dad had told me that theyre fine, no major damages to our homes. so, at the moment, ive got family over in the outer islands of haapai. i have heard from them, and theyre doing 0k. who i havent heard from is my father. im sure hes out there working hard, doing what he does. weve also learned of a remarkable survival story. this man says he was swept off a small island by the tsunami and was in the water for ...

Hard, doing what he does. weve also learned of a remarkable survival story. this man says he was swept off a small island by the tsunami and was in the water for more than 24 hours before making it to land. help is now arriving. this is an australian c17 transport plane on final approach to tonga this afternoon. the crew quickly unloaded water and emergency supplies but, because of covid, they were not allowed any contact with locals. tongas government has decided that until covid is over, the i...

Plane on final approach to tonga this afternoon. the crew quickly unloaded water and emergency supplies, but, because of covid, they were not allowed any contact with locals. tongas government has decided that until covid is over, the islanders will have to deal with the aftermath of this disaster by themselves. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tonga. unions have warned that nhs dentistry is "hanging by a thread", with some patients facing up to two—year waits for routine check—ups. bb...