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A hand holding a book titled "Cue the Sun!" by Emily Nussbaum, described as "The Invention of Realit...
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Reality TV Gets The Prestige Treatment In Emily Nussbaum's New Book

Cue the Sun! explores the cultural impact of the much-maligned genre.

By Samantha Leach
A collage featuring the cover of the book "Margo's Got Money Troubles" by Rufi Thorpe with an illust...
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To Write Her New Novel, Rufi Thorpe Dove Deep Into OnlyFans

Margo’s Got Money Troubles follows a new mom who earns a living through virtual sex work.

By Samantha Leach
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Honor Levy Doesn’t Want To Make You Angry

Though the author is known for stirring the pot, her debut approaches difficult subjects with empathy.

By Samantha Leach
Jo Piazza's mystery/thriller, The Sicilian Inheritance, was inspired by her great-great-grandmother'...
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Jo Piazza Does Her Best Writing At 35,000 Feet

The author of The Sicilian Inheritance writes from trains, planes, and (years ago) nightclub bathrooms.

By Christina Amoroso
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Emmeline Clein’s Debut Book Takes A Critical Look At Y2K Pop Culture

In Dead Weight, she unpacks how disordered eating was the norm in many of the mainstream hits.

By Samantha Leach
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The Author Of 'Such A Fun Age' Is Back With Another Page-Turner

For Kiley Reid’s second novel, she brings readers to a college dorm room.

By Samantha Leach
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With 'The Fury,' Alex Michaelides Learned To Let Go

The celebrated author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens found a new way of working.

By Samantha Leach
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Ottessa Moshfegh Is Writing Out Loud

As a screenwriting duo, the author and her husband have developed a “high intensity” way of working.

By Samantha Leach
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How Sarah Blakley-Cartwright “Broke Every Rule Of The Universe”

The author explores an unusual dynamic in her new novel, Alice, Sadie, Celine.

By Samantha Leach
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Julia Fox On The Obsessive Thrill Of Female Friendship

Her new memoir is about her two late comrades, who she says were once “the people I would call if I had a dead body on me.”

By Samantha Leach