These Aren’t the Books You’re Looking For
AI-boosted summer reading list rekindles debate
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Percival Everett
‘James’: Mark Twain’s Character Won The National Book Award For Fiction
Percival Everett’s novel is perfectly wonderful, and also a total ripoff
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Booker Prize Nominees and Sally Rooney Up the Ante When It Comes To Literary Antisemitism
Big names sign a letter condemning Israel cultural institutions
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Black, Not Like Me
‘American Fiction’ is a savage satire of the publishing industry and also a painfully realistic picture of family dysfunction
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The Big Winners of Toronto
Love ‘American Fiction,’ though the new Alexander Payne movie is overrated. Also, check out the Netflix deals for Anna Kendrick and Richard Linklater!
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Toronto: Who Needs Actors?
Celebrity on trial in TIFF offerings
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Who Will the Sensitivity Readers Edit Next?
Remaking literary works after the fact is nothing new, but let’s take every due caution
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