
This is Ross Barkan's newsletter - original essays on politics, society, and culture
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly | |
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| Issues | 616 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Two candidates who really need to win for him
I had the honor of appearing on the Bret Easton Ellis podcast to discuss my new novel, Colossus. BEE was a fan! You should be too. Order my novel now—in print or audiobook. Make your dream come...
A dispatch from bougie Brooklyn and Manhattan
If you’re in Ottawa, I’ll be holding a Colossus book event on June 16th at Octopus Books. If you’re not in Ottawa, buy my novel, which has been called a “canny, twisty satire of all-American po...
Reflections from the City of Angels
My new novel, Colossus, is out now. It’s an American epic (“a challenging portrait of a thoroughly modern man”) and you’re going to want to buy it wherever books are sold. Order it today!
A few thoughts on the primary for the most prestigious House district in America
My new novel, Colossus, has been described by the National Review as one that “primes us to see a distinctly American form of grandeur and squalor, a colossus...
And how he should wield it
Colossus is here! Buy the novel that has been called a “challenging portrait of a thoroughly modern man.” You won’t regret it.
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The writers behind this newsletter.
My new novel, Colossus, is out now. I'm also the author of Glass Century, Editor-in-Chief of The Metropolitan Review, and a columnist for New York Magazine.
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