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    Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash On Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

    Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash On Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

    The authors of two new books on fame and its discontents talk 21st century culture.

    By Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash | March 20, 2023

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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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    Anna Biller on Bluebeard, The Love Witch, and Her Suspenseful New Novel

    Anna Biller on Bluebeard, The Love Witch, and Her Suspenseful New Novel

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    Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

    Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

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    I Saw <em>Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre</em> and Now I Have Some Questions

    I Saw Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and Now I Have Some Questions

    "I enjoy films where 'really good driving' and 'really bad driving' are the same kind of driving."

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

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    Read recklessly, read reverently, read riotously.

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