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Edward St. Aubyn
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By
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Parallel Lines
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| May 25, 2021
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By
Merlin Sheldrake and Edward St. Aubyn
| May 17, 2021
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By
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| May 11, 2020
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By
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| February 12, 2020
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For good, for bad, for ugly.
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| December 28, 2019
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*Insert Evil Laugh Here
By
Emily Temple
| June 11, 2018
20 Notoriously Underrated Writers You Should Be Reading
Yes, Even Nobel Prize-Winners Can Be Chronically Underappreciated
By
Emily Temple
| June 5, 2018
The Sublime, Ugly Agony of Patrick Melrose
Benedict Cumberbatch shines in the new Showtime adaptation
By
Emily Temple
| May 14, 2018
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by
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by
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by
Christina Henry
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"Not much happens In fact there is much in the text that is not made…"