Tag Archives: Gary Shteyngart

The White Whale of Book Blurbs

Patrick Wensink Stalks the star of Man Vs. Food and dodges flying French toast all in the name of scoring the most elusive book blurb on earth. Continue reading

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Men in Books

In which Janet Steen stacks the contemporary male loser protagonist up against some literary men she’s loved in the past. Continue reading

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Miranda Wrongs

What will become of artists when bad reviews get too personal? Will strong candidates continue to seek office if our civil discourse becomes more fractious? How could anyone hate Miranda July? Greg Olear investigates. Continue reading

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