What we’re reading this month:
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Carolyn: In the Land of the Living (Austin Ratner) | Joyce: The Liars’ Gospel (Naomi Alderman)
Naomi: Curriculum Vitae (Yoel Hoffmann) | Suzanne: A Dual Inheritance (Joanna Hershon)
Carol: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick (Letty Cottin Pogrebin)
Nat: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (Adelle Waldman)
Nat: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (Adelle Waldman)