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JUNE 8, 2021
Dazzling in its humor, intelligence, and the richness of its created world. Full review >
SEPT. 7, 2021
Groff’s trademarkworthy sentences bring vivid buoyancy to a magisterial story. Full review >
JAN. 19, 2021
An imaginative work craftily depicting the failure of imagination that is American racism. Full review >
FEB. 9, 2021
A touching, tightly woven story from an always impressive author. Full review >
SEPT. 14, 2021
It is marvelous, in every sense, to have a new Gayl Jones novel to talk about. Full review >
JUNE 15, 2021
A highly satisfying mix of mystery and character portrait, revealing the constrained heart beneath the public carapace. Full review >
MAY 4, 2021
Ingeniously structured and so damn entertaining; this novel is as ambitious as its heroines—but it never falls from the sky. Full review >
OCT. 5, 2021
An exhilarating ride through Americana. Full review >
SEPT. 14, 2021
As one of Whitehead’s characters might say of their creator, When you’re hot, you’re hot. Full review >
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