characters

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Until now, Schoenbrun has specialized in stories about pop-cultural disassociation, people so isolated by their niche fandoms that they spend more time fixated on fictional characters than living their own lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Other colourful characters who got their star turn turning this trial included Judge Gonzalez Rogers, who oversaw it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

By contrast, the three characters at the center of the novel have less than no interest in being on board.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

If there are topics keeping you up at night, characters you want to know more about or stories you’re desperate to dive into, get in touch!

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Neither Elizebeth nor her team was fluent in Chinese, but Elizebeth had learned some basic characters while breaking another drug case earlier that year.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield