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Books You Can Read Tonight To Distract Yourself From Whatever Is To Come
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Pete Segall
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Kelsey McKinney
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Giri Nathan
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Defector Reads A Book Is Figuring Out What Sally Rooney’s Deal Is This Fall
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Find A Job You Enjoy, And You’ll Never Have A Day Off In Your Life
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Defector Reads A Book
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Patrick Redford
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Defector Reads A Book
Let’s Chat Janet Malcolm, Analysis, And Get ‘In The Freud Archives’
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Brandy Jensen
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Defector Reads A Book
China Miéville Is Back
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Patrick Redford
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Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Ending The Summer With Janet Malcolm
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Patrick Redford
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Wings Week
Let Loose The Jesses And Come Discuss ‘H Is For Hawk’ With Us
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Brandy Jensen
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Kelsey McKinney
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David Roth
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Patrick Redford
July 16, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
DRAB:H Is For Defector Reads A Bird: ‘H Is For Hawk’
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Patrick Redford
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Defector Reads A Book
Come And Sit By ‘The Fire Next Time’ With Defector Reads A Book
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Kelsey McKinney
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Giri Nathan
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David Roth
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Patrick Redford
May 16, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Returns With ‘The Fire Next Time’
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Patrick Redford
April 16, 2024
Defector Reads A Book
From Hell’s Heart We Blog At Thee: Let’s Chat About ‘Moby-Dick’
169
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Sabrina Imbler
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Kelsey McKinney
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Barry Petchesky
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Patrick Redford
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David Roth
February 14, 2024
Year In Review
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238
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Defector Staff
December 27, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Gonna Kiss That White Whale
212
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Patrick Redford
December 13, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Uncoil Your Neck, Turn Down The Cicadas, And Come Chat About ‘Y/N’ With Us
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Patrick Redford
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Giri Nathan
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
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Kelsey McKinney
November 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
How The Defector Staff Organizes Their Books
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Defector Staff
November 3, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Getting Low-Key Parasocial With It
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Patrick Redford
October 19, 2023
Arts And Culture
Not Even The Patron Stooge Of Fawning Biographies Can Make Elon Musk Look Good
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James Robins
September 22, 2023
Arts And Culture
I’m A Card-Carrying Member Of Maria Bamford’s Cult
169
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Soraya Roberts
September 15, 2023
Arts And Culture
The ‘Slough House’ Series Lets Spies Be The Losers They Are
114
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Nicholas Russell
September 13, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Grab A Tortilla And Come Talk About All Of Cormac McCarthy’s Pretty Horses
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Giri Nathan
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Barry Petchesky
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Patrick Redford
July 26, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Spending The Summer With The Late Cormac McCarthy
170
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Giri Nathan
June 14, 2023
Capital
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Dan Berger
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