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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Culture
    The best books of 2024The best books of 2024
    Culture

    8 books that made the case for art in a fraught year.

    By Constance Grady
    “I want a book that will give me hope that things will get better.”
    Culture

    Books to get you through the next four years.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Why Wicked’s politics feel so bizarrely timelyWhy Wicked’s politics feel so bizarrely timely
    Culture

    America and Oz have always had a lot in common.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Wondering what’s what in Wicked? We can help.Wondering what’s what in Wicked? We can help.
    Culture

    A Wizard of Oz know-it-all explains the many, many layers of the new movie musical.

    By Constance Grady and Alex Abad-Santos
    Trump 2.0, explained
    The not-so-subtle message of Trump’s disturbing Cabinet picksThe not-so-subtle message of Trump’s disturbing Cabinet picks
    Trump 2.0, explained

    An alarming number of those poised to be in the president-elect’s inner circle are accused of sexual misconduct.

    By Constance Grady
    Explain It to Me
    Why libraries need librariansWhy libraries need librarians
    Explain It to Me

    Public librarians have to be coders, social workers, and book rec machines. They’re irreplaceable.

    By Constance Grady
    Trump 2.0, explained
    Following Trump’s victory, some women consider swearing off menFollowing Trump’s victory, some women consider swearing off men
    Trump 2.0, explained

    4B, the protest movement that boycotts men, explained.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    So what if Martha Stewart is a perfectionist control freak?So what if Martha Stewart is a perfectionist control freak?
    Culture

    In the new Netflix documentary “Martha,” her relentless drive becomes her most endearing characteristic.

    By Constance Grady
    “I’m looking for a fever dream of a book.”
    The Highlight

    In November’s edition of Ask a Book Critic, novels to scratch the surrealist itch, lesbian necromancers in space, and more.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Gen Z is shocked by Trump’s Access Hollywood video. We should be, too.Gen Z is shocked by Trump’s Access Hollywood video. We should be, too.
    Culture

    Let’s not forget Trump’s decades of documented sexual misconduct.

    By Constance Grady