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Defector Reads A Book
Let’s All Confess What We Thought Of ‘The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter’
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
,
Kelsey McKinney
, and
Alex Sujong Laughlin
April 27, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Back For April
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
March 24, 2023
NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4
Drew and Roth are bringing The Distraction to a live stage for the first time in two years! Expect special guests, live Funbag questions from the audience, Guys remembered, gratuitous sandwich talk, and much more. (Pals, check your daily newsletter from August 31 for discount code.)
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Defector Reads A Book
We Went Rogue With China Miéville’s ‘This Census-Taker’
166
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Kelsey McKinney
,
Giri Nathan
,
Barry Petchesky
, and
Patrick Redford
February 22, 2023
Capital
Abolition Requires Struggle
499
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Micah Herskind
February 15, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Let’s Speak Of The Devil (And His Fat Cat) In ‘The Master And Margarita’
85
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Barry Petchesky
January 11, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Has Made Its Winter Pick
88
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Giri Nathan
December 2, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Tristram Shandy Would Surely Call Us “Jack Asses” For Writing This Post
43
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Barry Petchesky
November 16, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Is Going Long In September And October [Update]
72
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Giri Nathan
September 16, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
We Were Bowled Over By ‘Beyond A Boundary’
80
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Laura Wagner
August 31, 2022
Rays Week
The Read Planet: Let’s Discuss ‘The Martian Chronicles’
91
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Kelsey McKinney
,
Barry Petchesky
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Chris Thompson
July 14, 2022
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