"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “My mind had moved a few inches to the left of its usual place,” the author and poet Patricia Lockwood ...

How capacious can the novel be? Lockwood asks. Frequently she refuses to fill in the blanks, asking the reader to figure out the punch line. “Something about children,” “Something about the Property ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. As Patricia Lockwood’s second novel, Will There Ever Be Another You, begins, the protagonist is visiting ...

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Such as: A shrewd move by George Washington. Why Gauguin wore a 10-gallon hat. And the benefits of breathing through your nose By Scott Heller A little learning may be a dangerous thing — but that ...