{"id":24131,"date":"2021-01-11T20:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/p\/three-stories-about-books-that-we-liked-this-week#id28782"},"modified":"2021-01-11T20:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T20:46:00","slug":"three-stories-about-books-that-we-liked-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/three-stories-about-books-that-we-liked-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Three stories about books that we liked this week."},"content":{"rendered":"

1. “With ‘I Hate Men,’ a French Feminist Touches a Nerve”<\/a> by Laura Cappelle<\/p>\n

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In an interview at her home in Paris, Coffin said men have “had their chance” to push for equality. “They could have taken the hints a long time ago, but apparently it hasn’t created much enthusiasm.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2. “Blurbed to Death”<\/a> by Lila Shapiro<\/p>\n

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“I wouldn’t eat the sandwiches,” recalled Myriam Gurba, one of the activists. “Those are the enemies’ sandwiches.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

3. “The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview”<\/a> at The Millions, which we were personally happy to see includes Everything Now<\/em><\/a>, the new creative nonfiction book from TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin, forthcoming in June.<\/p>\n

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Folks, we made it to 2021—and, frankly, it looks a lot like last year. We’re still dealing with the pandemic, on-going civil unrest, and general malaise, but thankfully there are books. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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1. “With \u2018I Hate Men,\u2019 a French Feminist Touches a Nerve”<\/a> by Laura Cappelle<\/p>\n

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In an interview at her home in Paris, Coffin said men have \u201chad their chance\u201d to push for equality. \u201cThey could have taken the hints a long time ago, but apparently it hasn\u2019t created much enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2. “Blurbed to Death”<\/a> by Lila Shapiro<\/p>\n

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\u201cI wouldn\u2019t eat the sandwiches,\u201d recalled Myriam Gurba, one of the activists. \u201cThose are the enemies\u2019 sandwiches.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

3. “The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview”<\/a> at The Millions, which we were personally happy to see includes Everything Now<\/em><\/a>, the new creative nonfiction book from TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin, forthcoming in June.<\/p>\n

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Folks, we made it to 2021\u2014and, frankly, it looks a lot like last year. We\u2019re still dealing with the pandemic, on-going civil unrest, and general malaise, but thankfully there are books. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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