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COME AND GET IT

by Kiley Reid (Bloomsbury, $37.99)

“They are ignorant and intelligent, juvenile and sincere, but, above all else, undeniably charismatic.

Come and Get It is an intricate campus novel that intersects class, race, desire and indiscretion. Featuring an ensemble of young women, Kiley Reid’s follow-up to the Booker-longlisted Such a Fun Age unfolds from several perspectives, and shows in subtle ways how disparate lives can brush up against, intertwine with, and encroach on, each other.

Agatha Paul is a visiting professor at the University of Arkansas, having moved from Chicago after separating from a

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