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If you like: Frankenstein, horror, feminist retellings, Deborah Harkness, Sabaa Tahir 2018 is the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s...

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If you like: George Eliot, A True Novel, The Elegance of the Hedgehog. The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki was written during World...

If you like: On the Media, Joe Sacco, Economix. Lately, I’m suspicious of anyone who says “the media.” Sure, media is a family, all...

If you like: "Wives and Daughters," Anthony Trollope, nice girls who come in first. Poor Fanny does not have much of a chance in a...

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If you like: nonfiction, amazing women, Bill Bryson, Drunk History, comic books, feeling better about the world. A lot of nonfiction...

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