Sarah Manguso books news about writing contact

Published in June, The Two Kinds of Decay has received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and a rave review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, where it was named an Editors' Choice. The New York Post declared it "Required Reading," and Time featured it as one of twelve Famous Authors' Guilty Pleasures. It has also been featured in the Believer, Bookforum, the Boston Globe, the New York Times Magazine, Stop Smiling, and elsewhere.

More information about the book, including press, praise, reading guide, and links to purchasing outlets, is on this page. (Links will open in new tabs.)

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