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There's pleasure in watching a novelist wired to see all sides at once wrangle with her own dynamic subjectivity.\" \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this eagerly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about Tár, and to New York to reflect on the spontaneous moments that connect us. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North-West London and welcomes us to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Toni Morrison. 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