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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

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    Ask a Book Critic: I want a captivating novel that won’t make me think too muchAsk a Book Critic: I want a captivating novel that won’t make me think too much
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    Vox’s book critic recommends books for your very specific mood.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Emma Straub’s All Adults Here is a beach read for when you can’t get to the beachEmma Straub’s All Adults Here is a beach read for when you can’t get to the beach
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    Family secrets come soothingly to light in Straub’s fifth novel.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    War and Peace is not hard, it’s just long, and other advice on how to read the classicsWar and Peace is not hard, it’s just long, and other advice on how to read the classics
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    Great books you can read in quarantine, organized by level of difficulty.

    By Constance Grady
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    Colson Whitehead wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Nickel BoysColson Whitehead wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Nickel Boys
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    Colson Whitehead just became the fourth writer ever to win two Pulitzers for fiction.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The politics of the books we display behind us during video callsThe politics of the books we display behind us during video calls
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    And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The Vox Book Club pick for May is Donna Tartt’s The Secret HistoryThe Vox Book Club pick for May is Donna Tartt’s The Secret History
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    Murder cults! Idyllic college campuses! A May where you can’t go outside is the perfect time to read The Secret History.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    New Beyoncé, a Netflix teen rom-com, and other stuff we loved this weekNew Beyoncé, a Netflix teen rom-com, and other stuff we loved this week
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    What the Vox Culture team is watching and listening to right now.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson and 3 more
    Culture
    Watch: N.K. Jemisin explains for the Vox Book Club why “cities are inherently terrifying”Watch: N.K. Jemisin explains for the Vox Book Club why “cities are inherently terrifying”
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    Culture

    “Manhattan is literally built on trash and blood.”

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Book recommendations for when you want to change your perspective but can’t travelBook recommendations for when you want to change your perspective but can’t travel
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    Book recommendations for your very specific mood.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Lawrence Wright’s new pandemic thriller is infuriating to readLawrence Wright’s new pandemic thriller is infuriating to read
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    The End of October is not a good novel. But its eerie accuracy has given it an unsettling resonance.

    By Constance Grady