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The 16 Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2019

From gripping novels and powerful essays to books about Harper Lee and Kurt Cobain, here are the must-reads of the season.

By Lauren LeBlanc

Food Fight at the PEN Gala: I’m With Charlie

In a heroic show of defiance, several writers decline to appear in a room with editors of Charlie Hebdo because the satirical magazine made jokes about those who must not be joked about.

By Jesse Kornbluth

Vodka, Ativan, Hipster Boots: Gary Shteyngart’s Guide to Surviving a Book Party

Gary Shteyngart was sipping a vodka tonic in a roomful of writers at PowerHouse Arena in Dumbo last night. It

By Matthew Kassel

Things Fall Apart: In ‘The Unwinding,’ George Packer Aims for Dos Passos, Comes Up Sub-Gladwell

By Maureen Tkacik

The New Yorker’s George Packer Shuns iPhone, Twitter

By Nate Freeman

Dr. Ramadan Returns: Packer and Weisberg Man Panel

By Deena Sami

Literati Gathers Around a Big Dinosaur at PEN Literary Gala, Perhaps Symbolically

By Leon Neyfakh

Please Kill Fee Me: The Scary Rise of Celebrity Journalism Dilettantes

By Matt Haber

You Won’t Have Kristol to Kick Around Anymore

By Matt Haber

At Magazines, It’s 2.0 Steps Forward, 1.0 Step Back

By John Koblin

Generation Kill: Required, But Punishing Viewing

By Hillary Frey

Reality Plus

By Matt Haber

Brothers in Arms

By Matt Haber

60 Months in the Red Zone

By John Koblin and Matt Haber

George Packer’s Laudable Debut; Mike Leigh’s Lamentable Latest

By John Heilpern

Green Zone in SoHo? New Yorker’s Mr. Packer Brings Baghdad to Mercer Street

By Doree Shafrir

Bush Broke Baghdad, But Democrats Still Break on Clean-Up

By Jason Horowitz

Cheney on Bernard Lewis

By Observer Staff

Does Sen. Clinton Have Secret Plan For War in Iraq?

By Jason Horowitz

Weighing Iraq in the Balance: Good Intentions, Bad Arrogance

By Tom Bissell

Hitchens Manning Iraq Barricades In Siege At Home

By Sheelah Kolhatkar

The New American Faith: Hug Me, Lie to Me, Pray

By Frank DiGiacomo

The New American Faith: Hug Me, Lie to Me, Pray

By Nicholas von Hoffman

George Packer

News About George Packer

The 16 Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2019

Food Fight at the PEN Gala: I’m With Charlie

Vodka, Ativan, Hipster Boots: Gary Shteyngart’s Guide to Surviving a Book Party

Things Fall Apart: In ‘The Unwinding,’ George Packer Aims for Dos Passos, Comes Up Sub-Gladwell

The New Yorker’s George Packer Shuns iPhone, Twitter

Dr. Ramadan Returns: Packer and Weisberg Man Panel

Literati Gathers Around a Big Dinosaur at PEN Literary Gala, Perhaps Symbolically

Please Kill Fee Me: The Scary Rise of Celebrity Journalism Dilettantes

You Won’t Have Kristol to Kick Around Anymore

At Magazines, It’s 2.0 Steps Forward, 1.0 Step Back

Generation Kill: Required, But Punishing Viewing

Reality Plus

Brothers in Arms

60 Months in the Red Zone

George Packer’s Laudable Debut; Mike Leigh’s Lamentable Latest

Green Zone in SoHo? New Yorker’s Mr. Packer Brings Baghdad to Mercer Street

Bush Broke Baghdad, But Democrats Still Break on Clean-Up

Cheney on Bernard Lewis

Does Sen. Clinton Have Secret Plan For War in Iraq?

Weighing Iraq in the Balance: Good Intentions, Bad Arrogance

Hitchens Manning Iraq Barricades In Siege At Home

The New American Faith: Hug Me, Lie to Me, Pray

The New American Faith: Hug Me, Lie to Me, Pray

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