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In this smart, funny, often (justifiably) acerbic essay, VB provides a long overdue taking to task lit culture and the industry that manufactures it …

Barney's Rubble

Why Cormac McCarthy Stopped Reading New Novels

Mar 21

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6:10 PM

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