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Articles by Elena Bruess

  • aux The author of Beasts Of No Nation returns with an overwhelmingly evocative coming-out novel By Elena Bruess March 5, 2018 | 7:00pm
  • The Only Girl In The World is a harrowing, gripping memoir of abuse and psychopathy  aux The Only Girl In The World is a harrowing, gripping memoir of abuse and psychopathy  By Elena Bruess December 11, 2017 | 8:00pm
  • The A.V. Club’s favorite books of 2017 aux The A.V. Club’s favorite books of 2017 By Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Randon Billings Noble, William Hughes, Laura Adamczyk, Elena Bruess, Shea Hennum, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Samantha Nelson, Danette Chavez, Laura M. Browning December 4, 2017 | 12:00pm
  • Jenny Zhang’s raw Sour Heart is an unforgettable debut collection aux Jenny Zhang’s raw Sour Heart is an unforgettable debut collection By Elena Bruess August 7, 2017 | 2:00pm
  • Zinzi Clemmons’ grief-filled What We Lose brings new depth to an old topic aux Zinzi Clemmons’ grief-filled What We Lose brings new depth to an old topic By Elena Bruess July 10, 2017 | 5:00am
  • Lyrical realism illuminates real immigration in the stunning Exit West aux Lyrical realism illuminates real immigration in the stunning Exit West By Elena Bruess March 6, 2017 | 1:00pm
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