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Cassi Namoda Marilynne Robinson’s Prodigal Son
Her new novel, Jack, explores the loneliest character in her Gilead series and the legacy of race.
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Carlotta Manaigo Reiki Can’t Possibly Work. So Why Does It?
The energy therapy is now available in many hospitals. What its ascendance says about shifts in how American patients and doctors think about health care.
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Alexei Vella Boy, Uninterrupted
Ben Lerner, portraitist of talkative men, explores the roots of white male rage.
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Katherine Lam The Death of the Pioneer Myth
A remarkable novel, Lost Children Archive, and a work of history, The End of the Myth, reckon with a walled border.
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Illustration: Celina Pereira; Nationaal Archief / Wikimedia Lucia Berlin’s Harrowing, Radiant Fiction
Having lived a hard life, the late author refused to erase her female characters—or the brutality that deranges them.
