Amor Towles Sees Dead People

The novelist discusses his career and his recent essay about cadavers in crime fiction, and the actor Richard E. Grant talks about his memoir and his love of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2023-08-18 17:55:09 UTC ]
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Exclusive: See the cover for Téa Obreht’s next novel, The Morningside.

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