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By the Book: Graham Norton Frankie (2025)

NYT By the Book column (2025-01-09).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Cover of Kindred
Octavia E. Butler · 1979 · Buy on Amazon
"I would happily recommend to anyone: "Kindred," by Octavia Butler, and "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow," by Gabrielle Zevin."
Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin · 2022 · Buy on Amazon
"I would happily recommend to anyone: "Kindred," by Octavia Butler, and "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow," by Gabrielle Zevin."
Dorothy Salisbury Davis · Buy on Amazon
"I'm sure people have heard of this, but not enough. "A Gentle Murderer," by Dorothy Salisbury Davis. It is odd and unsettling and unlike anything being written today."
Wesley Stace · Buy on Amazon
""Misfortune," by Wesley Stace. I actually tried to buy the rights. It is an epic Dickensian story, full of fabulous characters, wild plot twists and a healthy dose of gender fluidity."
Alan Hollinghurst · Buy on Amazon
"Probably the most recent boohooing was while reading "Our Evenings," by Alan Hollinghurst. The title alone is enough to bring a tear to my eye."
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Charles Dickens · Buy on Amazon
"I'm not sure it is strictly about aging, but there is a section near the end of "A Tale of Two Cities," by Charles Dickens, where Carton looks back at his life and considers his death. I find it enormously moving and strangely modern."

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