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Anna Holmes
Anna Holmes is a writer in Los Angeles who has published pieces in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Slate, and the Atlantic, where she is a contributing writer. Her third book is “The Power of No.”
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Feb 27, 2026 6:00 AM