I feel like in American fiction we're moving out of a period of intense irony, and I'm very glad about that. I… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
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I was extraordinarily lucky. I wrote a book because I wanted to see if I could write a mystery. Someone nagged me… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
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