Writing about a pet frog is trivial? Anne Fadiman disagrees.

Anne Fadiman.

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Writing about a pet frog is trivial? Anne Fadiman disagrees.

'We need beauty, wit, and attention to small things even more when we have to face large, painful things,’ essayist says about new book

Liz Mineo

Harvard Staff Writer

April 2, 2026 8 min read

In her latest book, “Frog and Other Essays,”...