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The World Without You, by Joshua Henkin

The World Without You, Joshua Henkin’s third novel, takes place over the July 4th weekend in 2005. The Frankel family, more than a dozen members in all, descends upon their summer home in the...

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First Looks, August 2012: Fobbit and Hold It ‘Til It Hurts

Hello again, FWR friends. Welcome to the latest installment of our “First Looks” series, which highlights soon-to-be released books that have piqued my interest as a reader-who-writes. We publish...

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Everything is Exhumed: Michael Pitre’s Postmodern Elegy

If Jonathan Safran Foer could write a war novel, this would be it. Michael Pitre’s recent Fives and Twenty-Fives (Bloomsbury) features the same slapstick foreigner—this time, an Iraqi interpreter,...

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Lost and Found: Fictional Takes on the War in Iraq

In Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain (Ecco, 2012), the titular Billy grapples with the recent death of Sergeant Shroom, whom he deeply admired. In particular, Billy yearns for the...

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Memorial Day Narratives: An Interview with Matthew Robinson

Memorial Day is dedicated to honoring those who have given their lives in the service of the United States Armed Services, the fallen remembered by soldiers, veterans, and civilians alike. Veteran and...

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