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THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS
THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS

Of McCarthy’s first book, George Plimpton recalled that it burst on society with “almost as much an impression as Pearl Harbor.”

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David MeyerNovember 5, 2020
THE OASIS
THE OASIS

McCarthy’s satirical novella of a utopian community presented with an engaging introduction by Vivian Gornick.

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David MeyerNovember 4, 2020
THE GROVES OF ACADEME
THE GROVES OF ACADEME

The Groves of Academe is considered to be one of the first English-language academic novels.

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David MeyerNovember 1, 2020
A CHARMED LIFE
A CHARMED LIFE

A roman à clé about a marriage coming apart on the “seacoast of Bohemia.”

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David MeyerOctober 31, 2020
THE GROUP (U.S. Edition)
THE GROUP (U.S. Edition)

The Group follows seven friends from their Vassar graduation in 1933 to the months before Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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David MeyerOctober 30, 2020
THE GROUP (U.K. Edition)
THE GROUP (U.K. Edition)

A British edition with an introduction by Candace Bushnell.

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David MeyerOctober 28, 2020
BIRDS OF AMERICA
BIRDS OF AMERICA

A coming-of-age novel recently republished with an introduction by Penelope Lively.

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David MeyerOctober 24, 2020
CANNIBALS AND MISSIONAIRES
CANNIBALS AND MISSIONAIRES

McCarthy’s final novel, about the hijacking of an Air France flight to Iran, portrays terrorists who discover that the value of art may outweigh that of human life.

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David MeyerOctober 17, 2020