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New book gets good critical reception for bad writing

Castle Freeman’s new novel, Go With Me, has been called “a gem that ... cuts like a knife” by the Boston Globe, and Kirkus Reviews asserts that “if all novels were this good, Americans would read more.” It is the archetype of the kind of fiction that everyone has enjoyed since second grade, but it is also respectable and critically acclaimed. What could possibly go wrong?

Author explores the problematic world of the right side of politics

They Knew They Were Right, a new book by Jacob Heilbrunn, aims to demystify all things neoconservative.