Gabrielle Union's memoir on motherhood, a coming-of-age novella set in mid-century Mexico City, and short stories…
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Laura Adamczyk is an associate editor for The A.V. Club and oversees its books section. Her short story collection, Hardly Children, was published in 2018.
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September is absolutely packed with big releases, including new novels from Sally Rooney, Colson Whitehead, and…
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What at first looks exclusively like a sly satire morphs into a creeping office thriller in Zakiya Dalila Harris’ hig…
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In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the…