“WAYWARD”
Spiotta’s “Eat the Document” is a genuine classic among contem-
porary novels, and I’m not certain why she’s not much more
well-known. Her forthcoming novel, “about aging, about the
female body and about female diffi culty–female complexity–in
the age of Trump,” and also about a woman who fl ees her family,
sounds like the sort of thing Spiotta will do well.

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opf Dana Spiotta (July 6)
“NEW TEETH”
Simon Rich (July 27)
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It’s actually amazing how many diff erent funny things Simon
Rich has had a hand in over a short period of time. Th e once-
upon-a-time “Saturday Night Live” writer has many funny
collections of stories to his name, and his four-part series for
Th e New Yorker served as the source material for “An American
Pickle.” Check out this new one for a good introduction to Rich.

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