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A Jane Austen Education – William Deresiewicz

September 8, 2020

When William Deresiewicz decided to pursue a Ph.D. in English literature, he had to read classics he’d previously managed to …

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The Uncommon Reader: Alan Bennett

July 22, 2019

In January, I read James Mustich’s 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die—and Uncommon Reader was one of the thirty …

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My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead

August 6, 2016

Why did I delay reading this book for so long? I finally brought it to work, where it sat on …

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Arcadia by Iain Pears

June 26, 2016

I loved Arcadia; it’s my favorite book of 2016 (so far, anyway). It encompasses time travel, history/alt-history, romance, clever literary …

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Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

October 20, 2013

 “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both…” Did you ever wonder what your …

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Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

August 14, 2013

Excellent Women is, indeed, excellent: one of the most satisfying novels I’ve read in a while. Written in 1952 and …

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NW by Zadie Smith

July 7, 2013

NW opens with “Visitation,” a chronicle of life according to Leah, told through artfully written stream of consciousness and more …

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Angels and Insects by A.S. Byatt

May 4, 2013

I’ve loved some of A.S. Byatt‘s other works—Possession and The Children’s Book (both novels) and The Matisse Stories (a collection …

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53 of 55: Imagined London by Anna Quindlen

December 17, 2012

I like Anna Quindlen’s writing: novels such as Black and Blue and essays enjoyed over the years. I have a …

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50: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

November 4, 2012

This seemed like an ideal book for me: set in a small English village and featuring an intelligent, charmingly old-fashioned …

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