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The End of October

May 7, 2020 · 2:30 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Just published: The End of October: A novel by Lawrence Wright.

“It’s unnerving” Wright, a New Yorker staff writer and Pulitzer-winning journalist, told The Guardian on the surreal fortune of releasing a global pandemic novel during a global pandemic.

“It was meant to be a warning cry, when we weren’t buffeted by all this dire news. Whenever I open the paper it feels like I’m reading my own book. It’s weird.”

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