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If there's a finer collection of essays out there, I can't think of it just now. Thank you for your writing, Will McGrath

4 of 5 stars to The Only Problem by Muriel Spark goodreads.com/review/show/54…

5 of 5 stars to The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher goodreads.com/review/show/55…

5 of 5 stars to The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen goodreads.com/review/show/55…

5 of 5 stars to Fair Play by Tove Jansson goodreads.com/review/show/55…

Intended to label this 4 stars - clicked 5 accidentally, out of sheer Tove Jansson habit. "Fair Play" is a delightful lil snack of a book. Not as good as "The Summer Book", which remains undefeated - the benchmark by which all quote unquote slender volumes should be judged.

5 of 5 stars to Civilizations by Laurent Binet goodreads.com/review/show/56…

Binet only releases bangers & I respect the hell out of that philosophy

3 of 5 stars to The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald goodreads.com/review/show/56…

Books that mess around in the same playground as The Rings of Saturn but are in fact significantly better: Flights - Olga Tokarczuk Outline - Rachel Cusk In Patagonia - Bruce Chatwin I found Sebald occasionally fascinating and... pretty boring at times?

4 of 5 stars to The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes goodreads.com/review/show/56…

Just finished "My Education" by Susan Choi - somehow both wildly overwritten & a compelling pageturner. Nowhere close to "Trust Exercise" (amazing) - but way way hornier. "My Education" contains a sex scene that literally made me gasp aloud, like an elegant Victorian lady.

Loved this book! Juan Cardenas & Lizzie Davis with another gem.

Book launch for the amazing Gen Del Raye! September 16, 7pm, Eat My Words bookstore in NE Mpls. Come through come through!!!

Heavyweight is back!! 🙏🙏😭

Chicago people - this show is gonna be great!

New writing in The Believer! This piece has been years in the making & couldn't have found a better home. Amazing editorial crew over there.

New piece in The Believer about the Cedar-Riverside Warriors, a badass crew of #Somali hoopers. Probably the most fun I've had working on a story. A hilarious & inspiring group of guys - part of what makes #Minneapolis great (again). thebeliever.net/american-boys/

Starting this month, The New York Times will produce select Believer pieces for audio! We’re kicking things off with a classic from the recent archives: Will McGrath’s "American Boys." Head to the NYT Audio app today to hear it for yourself. apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-aud…