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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
Our smorgasbord of sumptuous reviews this week includes Megan Nolan on Jon Ronson’s The Castle, Kasia Boddy on William Kennedy’s Albany Trilogy, Jonathan Dee on Kurt Andersen’s The Breakup, Johanna Thomas-Corr on Meg Mason’s Sophie, Standing There, and Ali Winston on Gil Durán’s
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