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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Culture
    This notorious poet is required reading in Denmark. Her masterpiece is now out in the US.This notorious poet is required reading in Denmark. Her masterpiece is now out in the US.
    Culture

    The Copenhagen Trilogy, Tove Ditlevsen’s experimental three-volume memoir, is a stunning portrait of addiction and ambition.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The Great Gatsby has one of the most iconic covers ever printed. How do you redesign it?The Great Gatsby has one of the most iconic covers ever printed. How do you redesign it?
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    As Fitzgerald’s classic enters the public domain, 3 cover designers face the “nerve-wracking” struggle of redesigning its jacket.

    By Constance Grady
    7 key moments from Joe Biden’s inauguration special
    Politics

    Joe Biden’s inauguration special attempted a return to normalcy.

    By Li Zhou, Constance Grady and 2 more
    Culture
    Introducing Amanda Gorman, the youth poet laureate who spoke at Biden’s inaugurationIntroducing Amanda Gorman, the youth poet laureate who spoke at Biden’s inauguration
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    Culture

    The 22-year-old, who was the US’s first youth poet laureate, wrote “The Hill We Climb” the night of the Capitol riot.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The sorrows of Ben AffleckThe sorrows of Ben Affleck
    Culture

    About that life-sized cardboard cutout of Ana de Armas getting thrown out in front of Ben Affleck’s house …

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The word “Orwellian” has lost all meaningThe word “Orwellian” has lost all meaning
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    How the right made the word “Orwellian” an empty cliché.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The profound grief and terrible puns of Harrow the NinthThe profound grief and terrible puns of Harrow the Ninth
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    Two critics spiral on how much they love Tamsyn Muir’s Locked Tomb Trilogy.

    By Constance Grady and Emily St. James
    Culture
    How novelist Anna North built a Western around a gang of gender-nonconforming outlawsHow novelist Anna North built a Western around a gang of gender-nonconforming outlaws
    Culture

    Vox gender reporter Anna North talks about rewriting the myth of the American Western in her new novel Outlawed.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Josh Hawley’s book deal cancellation comes after a year of social debates in publishingJosh Hawley’s book deal cancellation comes after a year of social debates in publishing
    Culture

    The Big Five book publishers embraced the right wing. Now they’re starting to back away.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The Queen’s Gambit beauty debate, explainedThe Queen’s Gambit beauty debate, explained
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    The problem with Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit isn’t that Beth is too pretty. It’s how the show handles her prettiness.

    By Constance Grady