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This space invites your contemplation and reactions to the text but not as marginalia, as full dialogue. Michael Kleber-diggs Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, "Review: 'Just Us: An American Conversation,' by Claudia Rankine," 4 Sep. 2020

The male novelist sends me his notes on Nietzsche, written during his undergraduate years, with his anxious marginalia listing which philosophers remained unmarried. New York Times, "‘Drifts,’ by Kate Zambreno: An Excerpt," 19 May 2020

Some of their chats are printed as marginalia in the book. Washington Post, "Prince’s posthumous book released as fans continue to mourn," 29 Oct. 2019

In the marginalia of Destiny's storytelling, which is where most of its story craft up until now has resided, there's an event called the Great Disaster which looms large over the moon's history. Wired, "In Shadowkeep, Destiny 2 Is Ready to Kill the Past," 3 Oct. 2019

Its binding is broken and pages marked with marginalia and coffee stains from hours teaching in the lab—traces of a teacher inspiring the creativity of others. Theresa Mcculla, Smithsonian, "Here’s What’s Brewing in the New Smithsonian Beer Collections," 16 Sep. 2019

And everything— from crap scheduling to dubious rain delays to the cancellation of Gemlife —becomes marginalia. Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Is Nadal's 12 French Opens the Most Unbreakable Record in Tennis History?," 12 June 2019

These journal entries are sometimes incidental to a fault, lapsing at one point into marginalia about Ms. Morris’s bowel habits. Danny Heitman, WSJ, "‘In My Mind’s Eye’ Review: Marching Through the Days," 4 Jan. 2019

The edition is full of marginalia indicating that Ronald took a trip through the Veneto with this book, making notes about the 16th century architecture that dominates that region. David Netto, Town & Country, "Is Heron Bay in Barbados the Most Exquisite House in the World?," 4 May 2018

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