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In Red Pill, the Author of White Tears Goes Down the Rabbit Hole

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Elena Ferrante’s Latest Pulls Off the Same Trick as Her Neapolitan Novels

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Aug 29, 2020 6:00 AM
The New Book From the Author of H Is for Hawk Shows No One Describes Nature More Beautifully

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Aug 17, 2020 5:55 AM
Talking Animals Is a Scathing Allegory About Capitalism Starring an Alpaca

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Aug 15, 2020 5:33 AM
Big Friendship Is Canny Self-Branding Disguised as Real Talk. It’s Still Pretty Irresistible.

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Aug 06, 2020 5:50 AM
Reaganland Is the Riveting Conclusion to a Story That Still Isn’t Over

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This Haunting New Bestseller Is Part du Maurier, Part del Toro

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July 27, 2020 2:24 PM
Zadie Smith’s New Book Was Written During Lockdown. It’s Optimistic.

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July 21, 2020 3:06 PM
Alison Bechdel on the Pioneering Queer Cartoonist Who Inspired Her Career

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July 21, 2020 5:50 AM
Charlie Kaufman’s Debut Novel Reveals His Genius Has Its Limits

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July 15, 2020 4:40 PM
What a History of Smells Can Teach Us About Medicine, Misogyny, and Farts of the Past

Rebecca Onion

July 13, 2020 2:37 PM
David Mitchell’s New Novel Offers a Slice of Paradise

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July 06, 2020 5:45 AM
How 50 Years of Frog and Toad Shaped Countless Literary Friendships

Phillip Maciak

July 03, 2020 10:30 AM
I Read (Almost) Every Memoir by a Former Trump Official

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June 29, 2020 5:50 AM
Melania Is Living Her American Dream

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June 18, 2020 3:52 PM
Ottessa Moshfegh’s New Novel Feels More Minor—and No Less Enjoyable

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May 30, 2020 5:44 AM
All the Hidden Meanings of the Names in the New Hunger Games

Laura Miller

May 22, 2020 5:07 PM
Cozy Mysteries! Epic Fantasies! No Viruses! A Quarantine Summer Reading List.

Laura Miller

May 22, 2020 5:49 AM
The New Hunger Games Novel Abandons Adolescent Fantasy for Big Ideas

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May 21, 2020 12:52 PM