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June, 2006

The NYTBR Best Books: Why William H. Pritchard predicted the lack of concensus

by admin | Jun-10-2006

From "Updike: America's Man of Letters." "Can one imagine a lively argument among three readers about artisitc superiority when the first's notion of a...read »

The NYTBR Best Books Vote: Why Curtis Sittenfeld Voted for “White Noise.”

by admin | Jun-09-2006

As part of our efforts to uncover The Rest of the Best, we've been contacting the judges to ask what they voted for and why. Here's Curtis Sittenfeld: "I...read »

The NYTBR Best Books Vote: Why Rick Moody Chose Grace Paley’s “The Collected Stories.”

by Rick Moody | Jun-09-2006

As part of our efforts to uncover The Rest of the Best, we've been contacting the judges to ask what they voted for, and why. Here's Rick Moody: "I was...read »

The NYTBR Best Books: Why Thomas Mallon Voted for “Underworld”

by Thomas Mallon | Jun-06-2006

As part of our efforts to uncover The Rest of The Best, we've been contacting the judges to ask what they voted for, and why. Here's Thomas...read »

The NYTBR Best Book Votes: Why Andrew Sean Greer Chose The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

by Andrew Sean Greer | Jun-06-2006

As part of our efforts to uncover The Rest of The Best, we've been contacting the judges to ask what they voted for, and why. Here's Andrew Sean...read »

The NYTBR Best Book Votes: Why Madison Smartt Bell Didn’t Chose Just One Best Book

by admin | Jun-04-2006

As part of our efforts to uncover The Rest of The Best, we've been contacting the judges to ask what they voted for, and why. Here's Madison Smartt...read »

The NYTBR Best Book Votes: Why Mary Karr Chose Blood Meridian

by Mary Karr | Jun-03-2006

As part of our efforts to uncover The Rest of The Best, we've been contacting the judges to ask what they voted for, and why. Here's Mary Karr, who we spoke...read »

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