novel
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I admit that Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel is a radioactive choice for a best-of list.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
This intricately constructed novel tracks a remote New England house through the ages, as its inhabitants search for the most elemental characterization of home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Given a blank check, Fennell brings the world of Brontë’s novel to life — not with staggering realism, as so many other adaptations have, but with fervent fantasy.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Julián Delgado Lopera appeared onstage, pulled his brand new novel, “Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You,” out of the purse with two heads and read a sticky-noted passage aloud to the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
In her novel Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison captures this distant relationship between the black working class and the Mutual.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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