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Those long, meaningless end-of-year book lists

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July 1, 2022
The supposed prosperity of ancient Rome
Plus: The life and work of René Magritte, the never-ending OED and more
Micah Mattix
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June 28, 2022
Molière at 400
Plus: England’s eccentric gardens, Blade Runner at forty and more
Micah Mattix
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June 23, 2022
Lincoln in context
Plus: Céline’s war novel, Oxford’s disappearing second-hand bookstores and more
Micah Mattix
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June 21, 2022
What your bookshelves say about you
Plus: The English jazz scene and more
Micah Mattix
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June 18, 2022
Dog dreams
Plus: A not-so-radical history of the American Revolution
Micah Mattix
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June 16, 2022
Those tiresome gendered novels
Plus: P.D. James’s moral detective fiction, the rise of palm oil and more
Micah Mattix
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June 14, 2022
The problem with climate change alarmism
Plus: In praise of bookstores, a radical left-wing critique of feminism and more
Micah Mattix
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June 11, 2022
Writing race
Plus: Against emotional overstatement, a history of frankincense and more
Micah Mattix
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June 7, 2022
Should writers talk?
Plus: The Doobie Brothers, Eudora Welty and more
Micah Mattix
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June 4, 2022
Is Wallace Stegner’s Angle of Repose a failure?
Plus: A life of Tocqueville, Britain after the Sixties and more
Micah Mattix

Democracy on the ballot

Those long, meaningless end-of-year book lists

Prufrock

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