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Edmund White
Jack Holmes & His Friend considers '60s New York
The Art of Long-Form Journalism
Journos, including The New Yorker's Alex Ross, talk craft
Pico Iyer in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
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Edmund White
Jack Holmes & His Friend considers '60s New York
Recent reviews
Stay Awake by Dan Chaon
Characters’ commonalities emerge after unique tragedies in Chaon’s new collection.
Hope: A Tragedy by Shalom Auslander
A risky satire doesn’t quite pay off—despite the appearance of Anne Frank.
Review: Smut by Alan Bennett
The dramatic writer does a lot with a little via a pair of characters and scads of secrets.
Review: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
A bold, wild whirlygig of a tale imagines behind North Korea’s iron curtain.
Review: Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot
Oddball characters cope with an apocalyptic future in this series of strangely compelling vignettes.
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Mike Birbiglia
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Mindy Kaling
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