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The setting is Iowa City (the author himself attended the Iowa Writer's Workshop), where a bunch of graduates are living out 'the wet amphibian prologue' to their grown-up lives.
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The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor review – a class act
A college campus in the midwest provides the setting for this expansive novel of sex, politics and self-discovery
Source: theguardian.com
The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops
Grasping anything much about our universe depends on complex computer models that can simulate reality. Andrew Pontzen was sceptical about such simulations but now, as his new book shows, he's an enthusiastic guide
Source: newscientist.com
Summer books 2023: The hottest holiday reads for cool seasonal nights
Lily Lindon’s My Own Worst Enemy (Aria, out now) may be for you. Emmy Clooney is a recent drama school graduate and excels at overthinking. Emmy, when she meets fellow rising star Mae Jones, realises they’ll both always be fighting for the same parts. But Mae is not just Emmy’s casting type, but also her romantic type. Cue a competition to win the best roles — but will both act nicely?
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Thinking doubly hard about George Orwell
Orwell is that rare intellectual whose mantle everyone wants to claim.
Source: washingtonexaminer.com