novel

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Rebecca Hall leads this five-part adaptation of the Jordan Tannahill novel about a woman beset by a mysterious and ever-present sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

I admit that Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel is a radioactive choice for a best-of list.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Julián Delgado Lopera appeared onstage, pulled his brand new novel, “Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You,” out of the purse with two heads and read a sticky-noted passage aloud to the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This is quite possible—Bruno does similar things in his published texts and, as we have seen, the concept of plagiarism was a novel one.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton