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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

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    Get ready for Halloween as the Vox Book Club reads Mexican GothicGet ready for Halloween as the Vox Book Club reads Mexican Gothic
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    In Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel, the real gothic is colonialism.

    By Constance Grady
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    Existential mysteries to read over the long winter to comeExistential mysteries to read over the long winter to come
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    Vox’s book critic recommends books to fit your very specific mood.

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    The bizarrely aggressive rhetoric of Trump’s fundraising emails, explainedThe bizarrely aggressive rhetoric of Trump’s fundraising emails, explained
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    Rhetoric scholars explain why Trump’s campaign emails feel like someone is yelling at you.

    By Constance Grady
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    Why art matters at the end of the worldWhy art matters at the end of the world
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    Art does not have to be political satire to help us reckon with the world.

    By Constance Grady
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    J.K. Rowling’s transphobic new novel sees her at the mercy of all her worst impulsesJ.K. Rowling’s transphobic new novel sees her at the mercy of all her worst impulses
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    In the detective novel Troubled Blood, Rowling spends most of her time explaining why she’s mad at modern feminism.

    By Constance Grady
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    Susanna Clarke’s astonishing Piranesi proves she’s one of the greatest novelists writing todaySusanna Clarke’s astonishing Piranesi proves she’s one of the greatest novelists writing today
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    The author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell returns after 16 years.

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    Bob Woodward withheld his Trump revelations for months. Was that wrong?Bob Woodward withheld his Trump revelations for months. Was that wrong?
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    The controversy over Woodward’s new book Rage is part of a larger debate over journalistic ethics.

    By Constance Grady
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    The joys and struggles of the gap between words and meaningThe joys and struggles of the gap between words and meaning
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    The Idiot is playing some very complex language games. The Vox Book Club breaks it down.

    By Constance Grady
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    The Kardashian-Jenners don’t need reality TV to sell themselves anymoreThe Kardashian-Jenners don’t need reality TV to sell themselves anymore
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    Keeping Up With the Kardashians was the Kardashian family ad. They no longer need it.

    By Constance Grady
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    In the ruminative new novel Transcendent Kingdom, a neuroscientist searches for the soulIn the ruminative new novel Transcendent Kingdom, a neuroscientist searches for the soul
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    Homegoing was a sprawling generational novel. In her new book, Yaa Gyasi narrows her scope.

    By Constance Grady