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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Culture
    In this joyous fantasy novel, books and art are the key to cheating deathIn this joyous fantasy novel, books and art are the key to cheating death
    Culture

    In Or What You Will, fantasy grand dame Jo Walton goes meta and frothy.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Zadie Smith’s Intimations reads like notes for a later, better projectZadie Smith’s Intimations reads like notes for a later, better project
    Culture

    In six essays, Smith wrestles with quarantine, survivor’s guilt, and American exceptionalism.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    How Taylor Swift reset her image with FolkloreHow Taylor Swift reset her image with Folklore
    Culture

    In her surprise quarantine album, Taylor Swift ignores the haters and embraces her crown as one of pop’s great storytellers.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Fact-checking the alternate history and politics of Curtis Sittenfeld’s RodhamFact-checking the alternate history and politics of Curtis Sittenfeld’s Rodham
    Culture

    President Jerry Brown?

    By Constance Grady and Matthew Yglesias
    Culture
    3 pieces of pop culture that explain John Lewis’s legacy3 pieces of pop culture that explain John Lewis’s legacy
    Culture

    A pop culture primer on a lifetime of activism.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    John Lewis’s graphic memoir trilogy, March, tells the story of a lifetime of results and actionsJohn Lewis’s graphic memoir trilogy, March, tells the story of a lifetime of results and actions
    Culture

    March tells the story of John Lewis’s civil rights career in unforgettable pictures.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    In the deliciously creepy new novel Mexican Gothic, the true evil is colonialismIn the deliciously creepy new novel Mexican Gothic, the true evil is colonialism
    Culture

    A cosmopolitan Mexico City socialite navigates the provincial horrors of an English manor in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Join the Vox Book Club to talk Rodham with author Curtis Sittenfeld, live on ZoomJoin the Vox Book Club to talk Rodham with author Curtis Sittenfeld, live on Zoom
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    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Unpacking the twisty genre of political fanfiction through Curtis Sittenfeld’s RodhamUnpacking the twisty genre of political fanfiction through Curtis Sittenfeld’s Rodham
    Culture

    The Vox Book Club digs into why we’re fascinated by fiction about politicians.

    By Constance Grady and Aja Romano
    Books
    How The Baby-Sitters Club raised a generationHow The Baby-Sitters Club raised a generation
    Books

    The 213-volume series was built on the pleasures of repetition. Netflix’s new TV series will continue its legacy.

    By Constance Grady