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...The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor (Jonathan Cape/Riverhead) The knowingly Whartonian title of Taylor’s second novel betrays the author’s deep interest in 19th- and turn-of-the-century literature....
...Authors he considers great at writing about clothes run from Mavis Gallant to Edith Wharton — a major inspiration for The Late Americans — as well as Joan Didion, Emma Cline and Émile Zola....
...The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor (Jonathan Cape/Riverhead Books) Fresh from the success of his 2020 Booker-shortlisted debut Real Life, Taylor is back with another exquisitely written novel about sex...
...The singer’s intention for “More Than a Month” to be her “very own depressing song” à la Joni Mitchell or Patsy Cline is undermined by the music’s default alacrity....
...Kylie’s voice isn’t the most expressive instrument in the world — no one is going to mistake her for Patsy Cline — but she knows how to work within her limitations....
...Boys, Boys, Boys, by Viv Albertine, Faber £14.99 “Anyone who writes an autobiography is either a twat or broke,” says Albertine, who is “a bit of both”....
...Last year’s second-most successful album worldwide was by Taylor Swift, who comes from a country background....
...The Pearl revival’s director, Austin Pendleton, has a feel for sacred Southern monsters: he knew Hellman herself, having directed a production of The Little Foxes on Broadway for Elizabeth Taylor....
...Mr Taylor sees the gap with the UK and other G7 countries as bridgeable, but largely if they come round to its position....
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