TIGER KING and a Bloody Mary Are Getting These Authors By means of Lockdown: Essential Linking, April 5, 2020

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“Simon Armitage pogos to neo-punk, Anne Enright craves for Cary Grant, The Seventh Seal cheers up Julian Barnes, Diana Evans works out to hip-hop and Jeanette Winterson talks to herself … writers reveal how they’re surviving the corona disaster.”

Will this be the weekend I lastly break down and watch Tiger King?

“I’ve at all times relied on books to move me to a different world, one the place my very own issues don’t exist, so it’s particularly heartbreaking that I haven’t discovered consolation of their pages now after I want it essentially the most. For the previous three weeks, whereas social distancing alone in my one-bedroom residence, I haven’t been in a position to learn. It’s as if there’s a fog solid over my mind, stopping the phrases from seeping in. Time and again I discover myself reaching the underside of the web page solely to appreciate I hadn’t the faintest thought what I’ve simply learn.”

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I really feel each viciously attacked and really, very seen.

“Their books are popping out at an odd time, however this spring’s hottest authors are nonetheless discovering lots to sit up for. Right here, they inform EW in regards to the spring and summer season books they’re most enthusiastic about.”

It’s good to know what writers are studying.