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Martinis=Mean. Wine=Wise. A <em>New Yorker</em> Critic's Guide to Conversation

Martinis=Mean. Wine=Wise. A New Yorker Critic's Guide to Conversation

Anne Fadiman on Her Wine-Loving Father, Clifton

By Anne Fadiman | November 9, 2017

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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane Sets a New High for the Celebrity Memoir

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Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Mary Ladd on the Pleasure of Being Surrounded By Literature

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The Food Writer Who Lost Her Sense of Smell

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Chasing the Brontë Sisters from South India to the Yorkshire Moors

Chasing the Brontë Sisters from South India to the Yorkshire Moors

Deepa Bhasthi on a Pilgrimage 20 Years in the Making

By Deepa Bhasthi | November 2, 2017

To the Lady Who Mistook Me for the Help at the National Book Awards

To the Lady Who Mistook Me for the Help at the National Book Awards

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