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NonfictionWhat Are Americans So Ticked Off About, Anyway?
In “The Age of Grievance,” the New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni chronicles the nation’s descent into constant kvetching.
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“Lublin,” a novel by Manya Wilkinson, brings together a quest fable and a dark history with disarming humor.
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