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Review of Vintage Contemporaries: Walking in the Footsteps of Laurie Colwin

Got in early Vintage contemporariesIn the heartwarming new novel by Slate columnist Dan Kois, two women, both named Emily, become friends. “If we were characters in a story,” says one of the Emilys, “it would be quite confusing if we were both named Emily.” The other Emily, our perspective character, immediately volunteers to be Emmy. …

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From Laurie Strode to Nancy Thompson, horror needs the ultimate Crossover girl

The 2021 novel The Final Girl Support Group is the perfect vehicle for a recent slasher trend: the Final Girls crossover movie. The classic slasher genre is experiencing a bit of a boom right now. WITH A violent night and Halloween kills dominating the box office, fans are clearly excited for more masked, knife-wielding assassins …

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