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            <title><![CDATA[3 Must-Read Novels]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three great new novels not to be missed: A coming-of-age story about a teen connecting with his father, a sweeping tale of stranded &eacute;migr&eacute;s, and a mad Russian satire.
Luke Prescott, the 17-year-old protagonist of former dancer Meg...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adventures in Short-Story Land]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In just a few pages, Jim Shepard's short stories do the work of entire novels in capturing different places and times. Taylor Antrim on the most ambitious story writer around.
Short-story writers almost never get described as ambitious. Brave...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Best Debut of 2011]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Teju Cole's meditative novel about a Nigerian immigrant in New York is the best, and darkest, first novel of this early year, writes critic Taylor Antrim. Read it.
Want to write a breakout first novel?&nbsp; The conventional wisdom says ingratiate...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Must-Read Debuts]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[You've heard about Franzen, Roth, and the big names, but here are three debut novels that are fresh and not to be missed, says critic Taylor Antrim.
This is fiction's marquee season-when new novels from heavyweight names (Franzen, Roth, Krauss,...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:10:41 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Lure of Realism]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tom McCarthy's last book was an unconventional cult hit, but his new novel turns toward realism and delivers a great story and writing, says Taylor Antrim.
Talk about pressure. Zadie Smith heralds you as the flag bearer for the Anglophone Novel. Your...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:36:18 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Praise of Short]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Why is the novella such an intriguing and attractive fictional form? Taylor Antrim explores why these short works might be perfect for our time and suggests a few recent ones that do things the novel can only dream about.
It's fashionable to lament...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:23:52 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gen-X's Midlife Crisis Continues]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The MTV-generation is in the midst of a bit of soul-searching as they  reach middle age, but Taylor Antrim finds a very different reaction-and  signs of hope, sort of-in the new novels of Bret Easton Ellis and  Jennifer Egan.
Sad white guys! The...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:16:35 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fiction Wrestles With the Taliban]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new novel, American Taliban, tells the story of a John Walker Lindh-like American teenager who becomes a terrorist. Taylor Antrim explores a mixed effort to understand what drives people to the brink. 
How is it possible that Pearl Abraham's...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Best New Writers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Daily Beast continues its series highlighting debut writers to watch. Taylor Antrim talks to Jenny Hollowell about her much-anticipated first novel and her Jehovah's Witness childhood.
As a young Jehovah's Witness growing up in suburban Virginia,...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:40:16 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Great Dystopian Novel]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Why do we love apocalyptic fiction like The Road? Taylor Antrim hails a stunning debut of dystopian stories by Steven Amsterdam and says they're perfectly timed for our own strange moment.
Got dystopia fatigue? No? Me neither. Why is our can-do...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:28:16 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fiction Wrestles With Global Terrorism]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Taylor Antrim applauds Lorraine Adams' stellar new novel for being even better than nonfiction at capturing our messy world of politics, espionage, and journalism. Plus: View his picks of other great novels based on current events.
There is the...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:21:53 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Some Memoirs Are Better As Fiction]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Two new memoirs raise a perennial problem-sometimes fiction is truer and more powerful than any memoir. Taylor Antrim wonders if they wouldn't just be better as novels.
The Great Age of Memoir continues apace. Happy by Alex Lemon and The Ticking Is...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:01:33 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Great Reads for the Holidays]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In the midst of all the holiday craziness, are you looking for a good book to curl up with? Taylor Antrim recommends three perfect reads that you might have missed this year.
I go for big, long immersive novels as much as the next person, but not over...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:40:17 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Velvet Underground Reunites!]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In a rare public appearance, Lou Reed and other members of the iconic band gathered to talk about Andy Warhol and why they never got respect. Taylor Antrim on their reunion. Plus, a gallery of rare photos of the band.
Lou Reed is one of rock 'n'...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:40:11 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[3 Great Reads for Thanksgiving]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Looking for some appropriate post-tryptophan entertainment? Novelist Taylor Antrim recommends three great books that readers might have missed this fall. 
Not to be a scold, but is it really such a good idea to sack out in front of the TV all...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:28:10 -0400]]></pubDate>
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