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Slate Book Review

The Slate Book Review Top 10 of 2012

The 10 most crucial books we reviewed this year. READ MORE »

Posted Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:27 PM ET

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  • This Charming Band

    An exhaustive, exhausting book about the Smiths.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:19 PM ET

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  • Authentocracy in America

    Our brands, ourselves.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:16 PM ET

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  • The Lost, Unlovable Evelyn Waugh

    Why are his later, Catholic novels so dismissed?

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:14 PM ET

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  • Prague Rocks

    A fantastical adventure set in the world’s most emo city.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:12 PM ET

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  • The Man Show

    T Cooper on life as a trans dude.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:09 PM ET

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  • Be Our Guest

    A longtime hotel employee pulls back the curtain on the business of hospitality.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:07 PM ET

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  • “Interesting” Times

    Sianne Ngai on the go-to descriptor of the modern age.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:04 PM ET

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  • The Doppelganger in My Office Chair

    The dreamy, unsettling comics of Lilli Carré.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:02 PM ET

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  • The Audio Book Club on NW

    Our critics take on Zadie Smith’s novel about four residents of northwest London.

    , , and | THE AUDIO BOOK CLUB | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 11:01 AM ET

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  • Dan Kois’ 15 Favorite Books of 2012

    Other than Katherine Boo’s, obviously.

    | BOOKS | Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at 11:54 AM ET

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  • The Overlooked Books of 2012

    Slate Book Review critics suggest 20 great books you never heard about—but should’ve.

    BOOKS | Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, at 1:56 PM ET

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  • 2012 Books: Slate Staff Picks

    Slate’s editors, designers, and columnists choose their favorite books of 2012.

    | BOOKS | Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at 4:19 PM ET

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  • No Better Spirit

    The incredible stories of Ursula Le Guin make arguments about genre seem foolish.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:28 PM ET

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  • Like, Not Brutally Tragic

    Slate readers demanded that Dan Kois review a Clueless spin-off. In it he found a bittersweet reminder of how publishing used to be.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:26 PM ET

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  • The Different Drummer

    James Wood wishes he was Keith Moon, but thank goodness he’s not.

    | BOOKS | Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at 11:24 PM ET

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