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Florida

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In Lauren Groff's 'Florida,' Everything's Out To Get You

Groff's new short story collection, Florida, is a dark, visceral tribute to the state she has called home — though sometimes reluctantly — for the past 12 years.

In Lauren Groff's 'Florida,' Everything's Out To Get You

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Florida

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Southern Gothic 'Florida' Spins Tales Of Hurricanes, Humidity And Humanity

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Lauren Groff sets her new story collection in what she calls the "sunniest and strangest of states." Critic Maureen Corrigan says the tales are "brooding, inventive — and often moving."

Southern Gothic 'Florida' Spins Tales Of Hurricanes, Humidity And Humanity

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Fates and Furies

The 'Morning Edition' Book Club

Lauren Groff Used 'Fates And Furies' To Bring 'Feminine Rage' Into Light

Drawing from experiences living in the South and wanting to counter older portrayals, the author of Morning Edition's latest book club pick sought to craft "a strong woman who doesn't self-destruct."

Lauren Groff Used 'Fates And Furies' To Bring 'Feminine Rage' Into Light

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Join The 'Morning Edition' Book Club As We Read 'Fates And Furies'
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The 'Morning Edition' Book Club

Join The 'Morning Edition' Book Club As We Read 'Fates And Furies'

Author and screenwriter Richard Russo has selected our third book — a new novel by Lauren Groff. Fates and Furies chronicles a marriage over 24 years. Russo calls it "an incredibly ambitious work."

Join The 'Morning Edition' Book Club As We Read 'Fates And Furies'

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Broken Harbor

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Want A Winner? These Books Made The Critics' Cut

Lynn Neary talks to three critics about books you shouldn't miss. One critic says it's a particularly rich literary summer because in election years, publishers release the juiciest books before fall.

Want A Winner? These Books Made The Critics' Cut

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Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Sail Into Summer With Novel Picks From Alan Cheuse

Hang on tight. These five new works of fiction will take you on an exhilarating ride. Brace yourself for a noir he-said-she-said, an R-rated version of Marie Antoinette's life and death, a haunting tale from a back-to-nature commune and Toni Morrison's lush Home.

Sail Into Summer With Novel Picks From Alan Cheuse

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Arcadia

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Growing Up, From Utopia To Reality In 'Arcadia'

Lauren Groff's new novel, Arcadia, follows the story of Bit, the first baby born to a Utopian commune, as he grows to adulthood and the commune gradually falls apart. Groff says she was skeptical about communes at first, but her views changed as she wrote.

Growing Up, From Utopia To Reality In 'Arcadia'

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