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Defector Reads A Book

‘The Art Of Fielding’ Knows What’s Scary About Baseball

Defector Reads A Book

Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parable Of The Sower’ Confronts What Comes After The End

Rachelle Hampton, Brandy Jensen, David Roth, and Alex Sujong Laughlin

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Is Going To Reap What Octavia Butler Sowed

Defector Reads A Book

Racing With Mortality In Norman Maclean’s ‘Young Men And Fire’

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Rachelle Hampton, Giri Nathan, Patrick Redford, and David Roth

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Is Leaping Toward The Fire

Patrick Redford

Defector Reads A Book

Sit Down Across The Board With Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’

Kelsey McKinney, Giri Nathan, Patrick Redford, and Alex Sujong Laughlin

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Is Figuring Out What Sally Rooney’s Deal Is This Fall

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Defector Reads A Book

DRAB:H Is For Defector Reads A Bird: ‘H Is For Hawk’

Patrick Redford

Defector Reads A Book

Come And Sit By ‘The Fire Next Time’ With Defector Reads A Book

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Kelsey McKinney, Giri Nathan, David Roth, and Patrick Redford

Defector Reads A Book

From Hell’s Heart We Blog At Thee: Let’s Chat About ‘Moby-Dick’

Sabrina Imbler, Kelsey McKinney, Barry Petchesky, Patrick Redford, and David Roth

The Best Things We Read In 2023

Arts And Culture

Aparna Nancherla Is My Favorite Impostor

Defector Reads A Book

Let’s All Confess What We Thought Of ‘The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter’

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Giri Nathan, Kelsey McKinney, and Alex Sujong Laughlin

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Is Back For April

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Defector Reads A Book

We Went Rogue With China Miéville’s ‘This Census-Taker’

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Kelsey McKinney, Giri Nathan, Barry Petchesky, and Patrick Redford

Abolition Requires Struggle

Defector Reads A Book

Let’s Speak Of The Devil (And His Fat Cat) In ‘The Master And Margarita’

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Giri Nathan, and Barry Petchesky

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Has Made Its Winter Pick

Defector Reads A Book

Tristram Shandy Would Surely Call Us “Jack Asses” For Writing This Post

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Giri Nathan, and Barry Petchesky

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Is Going Long In September And October [Update]

Defector Reads A Book

We Were Bowled Over By ‘Beyond A Boundary’

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Giri Nathan, and Laura Wagner

The Read Planet: Let’s Discuss ‘The Martian Chronicles’

Kelsey McKinney, Barry Petchesky, Patrick Redford, and Chris Thompson

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Has Picked Its Next Book, To Read

Barry Petchesky

Defector Reads A Book

Holy Sheets! It’s Time To Discuss ‘Lucky Jim’

Maitreyi Anantharaman, Patrick Redford, Giri Nathan, Kelsey McKinney, and Barry Petchesky