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All Your Burning Questions About 3 Body Problem, Answered

 Who are these aliens and what do they want? By Jackson McHenry
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Salman Rushdie Did Not Want to Write This Book

 In Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, the many incarnations of Rushdie are at war with one another. By Sanjena Sathian
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Sarah J. Maas Is the Mortal Queen of Faerie Smut

 Her massively popular series, including “A Court of Thorns and Roses,” mix fantasy lore with soft-core romance — and a whole lot of trauma. By Kathryn VanArendonk
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    PEN Awards Facing Disaster After Many Withdraw in Solidarity With PalestineNine of ten Jean Stein Book Award nominees have rejected the $75,000 prize.
    By Zoe Guy
  2. close reads
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    By Mark Harris
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    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  4. vulture lists
    2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading ListAnother Harry Styles fanfic, new Walking Dead, and a little film called Dune: Part 2.
    By Emily Maskell
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    By Bethy Squires
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    By Adam Moss
  8. celebrity memoirs
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    By Alejandra Gularte
  9. best of 2024
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    By Alyssa Davis
  11. pre-spoilers
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    By Zing Tsjeng
  12. vulture lists
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    By Neil McRobert
  13. adaptations
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    By Zing Tsjeng
  14. encounter
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    By Giri Nathan
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    By James Yeh
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    By Zoe Guy
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    By Jennifer Zhan
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    By Rima Parikh
  20. the index
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    By Jason P. Frank
  21. chapters
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    By Odie Henderson
  22. revelations
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    By Jennifer Zhan
  23. meta-text
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    By Tajja Isen
  24. book review
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    By Emma Alpern
  25. weep beneath my wings
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    By Rebecca Alter
  26. bad day for books
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    By Zoe Guy
  27. vulture lists
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    By Neil McRobert
  28. still coming soon
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    By Alejandra Gularte
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    By Carl Swanson
  30. rip
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    By Alejandra Gularte
  31. mystery solved
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    By Alejandra Gularte
  32. scene report
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    By Emma Alpern
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    By Julie Kosin and Kathryn VanArendonk
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    By Fran Hoepfner
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    By Mariella Rudi
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    By Choire Sicha
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    By Alejandra Gularte
  38. 2024 preview
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    By Jennifer Zhan
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    By Alejandra Gularte
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    By Bethy Squires
  42. coming soon
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    By Justin Curto
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