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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

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    Gothic novels are obsessed with borders. Mexican Gothic takes full advantage.Gothic novels are obsessed with borders. Mexican Gothic takes full advantage.
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    The gothic novel is the perfect genre for thinking about empires.

    By Constance Grady
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    Join the Vox Book Club to talk Mexican Gothic with author Silvia Moreno-GarciaJoin the Vox Book Club to talk Mexican Gothic with author Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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    Our next live event will take place on October 29, and you can RSVP now.

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    Louise Glück just won the Nobel for literature. This poem will introduce you to her work.Louise Glück just won the Nobel for literature. This poem will introduce you to her work.
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    Glück’s 2004 poem “October” is a salve for October 2020.

    By Constance Grady
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    Tana French’s The Searcher is a cop novel for the restorative justice eraTana French’s The Searcher is a cop novel for the restorative justice era
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    Cop stories are under scrutiny right now. The Searcher offers a new perspective.

    By Constance Grady
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    Every episode of Gilmore Girls, rankedEvery episode of Gilmore Girls, ranked
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    We ranked the entire show from worst to best, including the revival episodes.

    By Constance Grady
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    Here are the finalists for the 2020 National Book AwardsHere are the finalists for the 2020 National Book Awards
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    The list includes Rumaan Alam and Jenn Shapland.

    By Constance Grady
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    Elif Batuman on why you should never be embarrassed about anythingElif Batuman on why you should never be embarrassed about anything
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    The author of The Idiot joins the Vox Book Club to talk about sequels, Russian literature, and what the novel means today.

    By Constance Grady
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    Get ready for Halloween as the Vox Book Club reads Mexican GothicGet ready for Halloween as the Vox Book Club reads Mexican Gothic
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    In Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel, the real gothic is colonialism.

    By Constance Grady
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    Existential mysteries to read over the long winter to comeExistential mysteries to read over the long winter to come
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    Vox’s book critic recommends books to fit your very specific mood.

    By Constance Grady
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    The bizarrely aggressive rhetoric of Trump’s fundraising emails, explainedThe bizarrely aggressive rhetoric of Trump’s fundraising emails, explained
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    Rhetoric scholars explain why Trump’s campaign emails feel like someone is yelling at you.

    By Constance Grady