Jennifer Howard

Jennifer Howard

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My college road trip essay

April 24, 2025

I’ve got a new essay, “Home Range,” in the spring/summer issue of South 85 Journal. If you’ve launched a kid into the world and/or lost a parent, you might relate. Here’s a taste: The summer my mother crossed out of our lives, my son and I hit the road. It was 2021, a year of… Continue reading »

July 2024: Uncatalogued

August 30, 2024

An impromptu trip with an old friend to explore the T.S. Eliot/Emily Hale archive at Princeton University, my alma mater.

October newsletter: Five little pumpkins

October 19, 2022

This month, I get a little nostalgic—but only a little—about some of my family’s old seasonal faves. Ooooooo went the wind and out went the light….  

Newsletter alert!

April 17, 2022

What I’ve been up to lately, plus a photo of some amazing double-cherry blossoms from Congressional Cemetery, one of my favorite neighborhood haunts. Happy spring!  

Book event: Virginia Festival of the Book Shelf Life series

January 24, 2021

Thanks to the Virginia Festival of the Book for inviting me to talk about CLUTTER: AN UNTIDY HISTORY with my good friend Meredith Hindley as part of the festival’s excellent “Shelf Life” series. WATCH IT HERE.   On January 12, Jennifer Howard discussed her book, Clutter: An Untidy History, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things… Continue reading »

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  • As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

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  • Fire, ice, and Feiffer

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