Emma Alpern
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Book Gossip by
@jvojdani.bsky.social
is now biweekly, and we love it for that
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Book Gossip Is Going Biweekly
New York’s newsletter about what the literati are really thinking is entering a new chapter.
https://www.vulture.com/article/book-gossip-email-newsletter-launch.html
20 days ago
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how many "Cabbage is the new 'it' vegetable" news cycles must I live through
26 days ago
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about 1 month ago
I really love this review of my favorite memoir of the year, from
@emmaalpern.bsky.social
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Neko Case Survived It All
The songwriter’s unusual tell-all skips the gossip, revealing a life in music as the solution, not the plot.
https://www.vulture.com/article/neko-case-the-harder-i-fight-the-more-i-love-you-review.html
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For
@nymag.com
's Reasons to Love New York issue, I talked to a man who built every building in the five boroughs out of balsa wood
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39 Reasons to Love New York Right Now
From congestion pricing to Cameron Winter.
https://www.curbed.com/article/reasons-to-love-new-york-2025.html
about 2 months ago
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this month, a "constellation novel" from Olga Tokarczuk, a satire-thriller about a scheming author, a chic L.A. book (never been, personally!!! seems nice). And more!
@jvojdani.bsky.social
and I wrote about them here
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6 New Books You Should Read This December
Including a debut about an aging movie star, a midlife road-trip novel, and a new novel from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.
https://www.vulture.com/article/the-best-new-books-released-in-december-2025-our-picks.html
about 2 months ago
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Kathryn VanArendonk
about 2 months ago
it's such a pleasure to be able to share this best books list from anthony jeselnik. as with movies, where we publish john waters's list as well as our critics, this list has gone up along with our nymag list by
@jvojdani.bsky.social
and
@emmaalpern.bsky.social
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The Best Novels of 2025, According to Anthony Jeselnik
The stand-up comedian read 51 books this year. Here are his favorites.
https://www.vulture.com/article/anthony-jeselnik-best-novels-2025.html
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New York Magazine
2 months ago
Even in a fractured media landscape, these books held our attention. The best books of 2025 include Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years, a geopolitical thriller by Susan Choi, and Keith McNally’s memoir.
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The Best Books of 2025
Even in a fractured media landscape, these books held our attention. The best books of 2025 include Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years, a geopolitical thriller by Susan Choi, and Keith McNally’s memoir.
https://www.vulture.com/article/best-books-2025.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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New York Magazine
3 months ago
New York Magazine’s picks for what to see, hear, watch, and read from November 19 to December 3: Chloe Zhao’s heartbreaking ‘Hamnet’ adaptation, Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ docuseries, and the final season of ‘Stranger Things.’
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25 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks
New York Magazine’s picks for what to see, hear, watch, and read from November 19 to December 3: Chloe Zhao’s heartbreaking ‘Hamnet’ adaptation, Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ docuseries, and the final season of ‘Stranger Things.’
https://nymag.com/article/best-new-tv-movies-books-music-november-19-december-3.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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Here are the books you Must Read this October, fresh and hand selected
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7 New Books You Should Read This October
Thomas Pynchon’s account of rising fascism, a millennial cheating novel, and a memoir from a James Beard winner.
https://www.vulture.com/article/new-books-to-read-released-october-2025.html
4 months ago
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here are our top picks for an amazingly busy book month!
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8 New Books You Should Read This September
A Patricia Lockwood novel, an unsparing memoir from Arundhati Roy, and self-described “nepito baby” Zosia Mamet’s essay collection.
https://www.vulture.com/article/new-books-to-read-released-september-2025.html
5 months ago
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The Cut
5 months ago
Kate Riley joined a Christian commune to figure out how to live well. What she found was more complicated.
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How a Christian Commune Inspired Kate Riley’s Novel
Kate Riley joined a Christian commune to figure out how to live well. What she found was more complicated.
https://www.thecut.com/article/kate-riley-ruth-profile.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=thecut&utm_source=bluesky
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Kate Riley's first (and maybe last) novel Ruth is one of my favorite books I've read in a long time, odd and funny and totally singular. For @TheCut, I talked to her about the fascinating communal-living experience that led her to write it
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How a Christian Commune Inspired Kate Riley’s Novel
She joined a religious group to figure out how to live well. What she found was more complicated.
https://www.thecut.com/article/kate-riley-ruth-profile.html
5 months ago
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I talked to Ottessa Moshfegh, Lucy Sante, and others about the freeform "literary busking" they're doing over on Substack for
@vulture.com
/
@nymag.com
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Substack Is Where Writers Go to Be Weird
It has become the premier destination for literary types’ unpublished musings.
https://www.vulture.com/article/substack-writers-george-saunders-ottessa-moshfegh-interview.html
7 months ago
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if you go on a hunger strike and your local newspaper is too hollowed out to even write it up, what happens next? I reviewed Hilary Plum's intriguing new novel, State Champ, for
@thecut.com
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Please Read This Weird, Funny Abortion Novel
In Hilary Plum’s State Champ, a charismatic screwup stages a hunger strike after an abortion doctor is sent to prison.
https://www.thecut.com/article/review-state-champ-weird-funny-abortion-novel.html
8 months ago
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Emma Alpern
New York Magazine
8 months ago
In Hilary Plum’s ‘State Champ,’ our main character is a charismatic screwup, Angela, the receptionist at a women’s-health clinic in an unnamed U.S. state who stages a hunger strike after an abortion doctor is sent to prison.
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Jeremy Wang-Iverson
8 months ago
Congratulations to Hilary Plum on this review by Emma Alpern in The Cut - link below
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@thecut.com
@emmaalpern.bsky.social
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A new syllabus for you over at
@vulture.com
, and it will happen every month 🥲
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8 New Books You Should Read This May
A grumpy bookshop employee’s musings, an investigation of parenthood in the digital age, and an essential history of OpenAI.
https://www.vulture.com/article/new-books-to-read-released-may-2025.html
9 months ago
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New York Magazine
9 months ago
May new book release recommendations include a new Ocean Vuong novel, an essential history of OpenAI, and Amanda Hess’s investigation of parenthood in the digital age.
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8 New Books You Should Read This May
May new book release recommendations include a new Ocean Vuong novel, an essential history of OpenAI, and Amanda Hess’s investigation of parenthood in the digital age.
https://www.vulture.com/article/new-books-to-read-released-may-2025.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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The McNally Jackson Festival is coming in May -- with talks held over the course of several weeks, plus a phone-free closing party at TJ Byrnes and a print zine
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McNally Jackson Is Starting a Book Festival
The city’s big little indie-bookstore chain is betting on the idea that readers want something more than the standard launch party.
https://www.vulture.com/article/mcnally-jackson-book-festival.html
10 months ago
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New York Magazine
10 months ago
McNally Jackson is starting a twice-yearly festival including talks, a print zine, and a phone-free closing party (with ‘a secret lineup’). ‘There will be events related to the festival at least two or three nights a week,’ Sarah McNally says.
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McNally Jackson Is Starting a Book Festival
McNally Jackson is starting a twice-yearly festival including talks, a print zine, and a phone-free closing party (with ‘a secret lineup’). ‘There will be events related to the festival at least two or three nights a week,’ Sarah McNally says.
https://www.vulture.com/article/mcnally-jackson-book-festival.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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