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The Transcontinental Novel That Probably Won't Win the Booker Prize
Ruth Ozeki's third novel combines historical research and experimental fiction in a way that's inventive but not groundbreaking. More »
Joe Pinsker does story research for The Atlantic. He has written for Rolling Stone, Forbes, and Salon.
Ruth Ozeki's third novel combines historical research and experimental fiction in a way that's inventive but not groundbreaking. More »
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