Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Washington, Amis, and More
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Bryan Washington and Martin Amis—that are publishing this week.
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The Millions Top 10
Jennifer Baker on Representation in Mystery Novels
In these books, the protagonists bring an extra layer of complexity to their search for the truth.
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Gina Apostol Gets Meta
I’d like to go back to Raymundo Mata and look at it again, because of the fake news shit that’s going on right now—to reflect on what this metatextuality means.
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CJ Hauser on Gothic Literature’s Life Lessons
How can you avoid the second Mrs. de Winter's fate? By allowing the past and present to coexist.
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Panel Mania: ‘Dune: The Graphic Novel’
Frank Herbert’s classic Dune has been adapted into a graphic novel by a creative team that includes Brian Herbert, the author's son and an acclaimed science-fiction author in his own right, and novelist and comics writer Kevin J. Anderson.
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On Obscenity and Literature
Like any grimoire or incantation, obscenity can be used to liberate and to oppress, to free and to enslave, to bring down those in power but also to froth a crowd into the most hideous paroxysms of fascistic violence.
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Bryan Washington on Creating Space in Publishing
The author hopes that his debut novel, Memorial, will pave the way for other unique stories.
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Secrets That Hold Us
How could we have lived so long, on an island as small as Jamaica, without knowing our mother's mother still lived?
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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Delillo, Danforth, and More
This week, our own Thomas Beckwith takes a look at new titles from Don DeLillo, Emily M. Danforth, and Aoko Matsuda.
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Yaffa S. Santos on Going Beyond the Five Senses
Santos discusses her debut novel, A Taste of Sage, and what it took for her to reach the finish line.
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