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Russell Brand’s books pulled after conviction, Gershkovich reads in a Russian prison, and Salon’s collapse gets its autopsy. November 9’s literary news.
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A Science study finds Manx shearwaters jet-lag themselves over the Atlantic, skewing their sun-based compass and producing measurable navigational errors.
From horror bookstores booming nationwide to indie publishers closing and AI theology, the week’s literary criticism covered a lot of dark ground.
Jordan Firstman’s directorial début “Club Kid” follows a gay promoter who discovers he’s a father, with a cast that drew from real queer family planning experiences.
The Knicks just won the NBA championship. For lifelong Brooklyn Nets fan Cam Wolf, that makes rooting for the crosstown rivals stranger — and more interesting — than ever.












































