Most Anticipated: The Great 2023B Book Preview
Six months. 179 books. Here's what we can't wait to read in the second half of 2023.
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The Meta Pleasures of ‘Tom Lake’
Patchett writes literary fiction, but in 'Tom Lake,' she borrows techniques from mysteries and thrillers.
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Claire Fuller’s Visions of Multispecies Justice
In 'The Memory of Animals,' justice for animals does not have to come at the expense of justice for humans, and vice versa.
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The William Trevor Reader: “Coffee with Oliver”
If we choose to write about a delusional character, we should probably try to grant them a rare moment of lucidity.
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August Preview: The Millions Anticipated (This Month)
New books from Elizabeth Acevedo, Jamel Brinkley, Ann Patchett, Lydia Kiesling, and many more—here's what we can't wait to read this month.
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The William Trevor Reader: “A Husband’s Return”
Despite being presently out of fashion, Trevor was both prescient and influential.
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For Ruth Madievsky, Voice Is Everything
"The main thing I like to consume is voice-driven fiction. I always gravitate toward a voice more than anything else."
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Ann Beattie’s Characters Live in “Uneasy Coexistence”
"In general, I think that there is no such thing as ordinary life."
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