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Thoughts on books, reading, culture, and the literary life.

Book Club Picks for People Who’ve Had It With Misery
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Book Club Picks for People Who’ve Had It With Misery

October 20, 2026

and, yes, my book club has actually read them all

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What (some) Women Want
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What (some) Women Want

October 6, 2026

Democrats–are you listening?

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What Should Surrogacy Require?
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What Should Surrogacy Require?

September 10, 2026

There are no rules. Maybe there should be.

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Sometimes a name is just a name
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Sometimes a name is just a name

August 20, 2026

on offense, accommodation, and the value of getting the facts right

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A Novel Is Not a Safe Space
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A Novel Is Not a Safe Space

August 15, 2026

Books are allowed to offend you. You are allowed to close them. Everybody survives.

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Prestige TV rediscovers the joy of family and friends
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Prestige TV rediscovers the joy of family and friends

July 26, 2026

sappy for the win–really

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my favorite ten romances
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my favorite ten romances

May 9, 2026

books that bewitch me, body and soul

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My favorite mysteries, part three
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My favorite mysteries, part three

May 3, 2026

and then there were none… for now

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The 25 best novels of the 21st century
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The 25 best novels of the 21st century

April 30, 2026

a very subjective list

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My favorite mysteries: part two
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My favorite mysteries: part two

April 15, 2026

the women are killing it

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My favorite mysteries, part one
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My favorite mysteries, part one

April 11, 2026

no pat plots here

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The New Fear of Being Cut Off by Your Children
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The New Fear of Being Cut Off by Your Children

April 7, 2026

the silencing of the rents

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