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Five Experimental Anti-Novels That Break the Form (Beautifully)

Five Experimental Anti-Novels That Break the Form (Beautifully)

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By Dan Leach | July 3, 2025

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Seven Writers and Editors Discuss What they Love Most About This Faithful Companion of Grammar Nerds Everywhere

By Literary Hub | September 19, 2024

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21 new books hitting shelves this week.

By Katie Yee | April 12, 2022

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Matthew King on the Genre-Bending Portrait of Public Life

By Matthew King | March 14, 2022

100 Books That Defined the Decade

100 Books That Defined the Decade

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By Emily Temple | December 28, 2019

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 25, 2019

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