Hannah owns Michael so hard he writes this from beyond the grave. Plus, catching up with old friends and old enemies.

Resources:

• NYT Profile, Robert Caro
• The Goldfinch tanks
• Susan Orlean on The Real Real
• Jia Tolentino on Outdoor Voices and The New Me by Hallie Butler
• Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian on Jack Reacher

Books mentioned: 

• Robert (and Ina!) Caro, The Power Broker; The Years of Lyndon Johnson
• Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch
• Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror
• Madeline Miller, Circe; The Song of Achilles
• Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
• Homer, The Odyssey (Emily Wilson translation)
• Dan Simmons, Ilium
• Hallie Butler, The New Me
• Sheila Heti, How Should a Person Be? A Novel From Life; Motherhood
• Ben Lerner, The Topeka School
• Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation
• Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

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