13 Essential Pandemic Novels

Writing recently in The New Yorker, Jill Lepore noted that reading itself in an infection. "But, then," she writes, "the existence of books, no matter how grim the tale, is itself a sign, evidence that humanity endures." We're inclined to agree. So what literary contagions have remained with us? Here are 13 of our favorites. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]

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