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Joan W. Frank

  • Author of In Envy Country and Contributor, Freelance
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‘Crux’ is a ferocious, poetic look at two teens drawn to danger

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By Joan W. Frank
| The Washington Post Verified
‘Crux’ is a ferocious, poetic look at two teens drawn to danger (washingtonpost.com) ‘Crux’ is a ferocious, poetic look at two teens drawn to danger By Joan Frank 2026011914010300 Gabriel Tallent's breakout 2017 debut novel, "My Absolute Darling," told the difficult, ferocious story of an outlier father's survivalist indoctrination and sexual abuse of his 14-year-old daughter — and her struggle to save herself.
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‘The Phoebe Variations’ is a wise look at riddles of family, friendship

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By Joan W. Frank
| The Washington Post Verified
‘The Phoebe Variations’ is a wise look at riddles of family, friendship (washingtonpost.com) ‘The Phoebe Variations’ is a wise look at riddles of family, friendship By Joan Frank 2025092213004600 Jane Hamilton's first two novels, "The Book of Ruth" (1988) and "A Map of the World" (1994), placed her brightly on the literary radar and secured her an adoring fan base.
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Joan Silber’s ‘Mercy’ is full of wisdom both timeless and modern

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By Joan W. Frank
| Texarkana Gazette Verified
I'm hardly alone, at this point, as a die-hard Joan Silber fan. She has won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, both for her novel "Improvement," among other honors. I can still feel my hair standing on end as I finished "Ideas of Heaven," a story collection similar in form to "Mercy," her exhilarating new novel.
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