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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

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    What would have happened if Hillary never married Bill Clinton?What would have happened if Hillary never married Bill Clinton?
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    Curtis Sittenfeld’s Rodham is a wildly compelling and occasionally icky alternate history.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The new Hunger Games prequel is introspective and dark as hellThe new Hunger Games prequel is introspective and dark as hell
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    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is your apocalyptic escape from our current apocalypse.

    By Constance Grady
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    French author and serial killer expert revealed to be a serial liarFrench author and serial killer expert revealed to be a serial liar
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    And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects.

    By Constance Grady
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    How the classics kids try to cover up a murder in The Secret HistoryHow the classics kids try to cover up a murder in The Secret History
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    You know things are getting rough when Henry wants a television.

    By Constance Grady
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    How Never Have I Ever can avoid the teen soap sophomore slumpHow Never Have I Ever can avoid the teen soap sophomore slump
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    Netflix’s new Mindy Kaling show proves teen soaps are strongest when they’re grounded in reality.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Ask a Book Critic: Under-the-radar books that won’t have a long hold list at the libraryAsk a Book Critic: Under-the-radar books that won’t have a long hold list at the library
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    Vox’s book critic offers recommendations to fit your very specific mood.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Look around, look around: Hamilton is coming to Disney+ on July 3Look around, look around: Hamilton is coming to Disney+ on July 3
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    The Hamilton movie was slated to premiere in 2021. It just got moved up by 15 months.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Why it’s so hard to read a book right now, explained by a neuroscientistWhy it’s so hard to read a book right now, explained by a neuroscientist
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    “We’re trying to resolve an uncertainty that is unresolvable.”

    By Constance Grady
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    Why we’re reading bucket list books in quarantineWhy we’re reading bucket list books in quarantine
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    And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects.

    By Constance Grady
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    It’s Secret History month at the Vox Book Club. Question #1: Did Bunny have it coming?It’s Secret History month at the Vox Book Club. Question #1: Did Bunny have it coming?
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    Our book club tackles the first half of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.

    By Constance Grady