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William T. Vollmann’s new novel is called A T...
Vagabond Believers
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People say retirement communities in Florida are famously replete with venereal disease while others say no, our elderly do not do this, it is local apocrypha, there is no evidence.
Cowards’ rebukes. It’s a longheld truth (allegedly...
“I’d Rather You Didn’t”
This is a standalone essay about the 1984-1987 sale/takeover of The New Yorker. It fits into the larger series I'm publishing here, that studies the career of Robert Caro, but since it stands on its own, there's no paywall this week.
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Abduction Chic
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I’ve got a supinated step which means my feet roll slightly outward. On grocery store days I stand or walk for eight hours and with so much bodyweight squared into the corner of my shoesoles they start to dissolve pretty fast.
I rid...
Three Pivotal Moments When Someone Told James Ellroy to Chill Out and He Listened
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When James Ellroy submitted his novel LA Confidential to Nat Sobel, his agent, it was 800 pages long.
Sobel called an editor at Warner Books, Nancy Nieman, and told her Ellroy’s manuscript was ready and that it was 800 pages.
Niema...
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Alexander Sorondo is the author of "Big Reader Bad Grades," a newsletter about books, culture, and work. His debut novel CUBAFRUIT came out in 2025. He works at a grocery store on Miami Beach.
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