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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

One of the most hyped books of the year – and a debut novel – Yesteryear delivers a two-tone narrative: a survival thriller paired with an acerbic cultural exposé. The conceit of the novel is this pearl: a tradwife goes back in time to the 1800s and must survive the nightmarish struggle she pretended to…

Competition in the Housing Market

I recently posted about Marisa Kashino’s dark comedy novel Best Offer Wins. The unhinged protagonist drives the plot, but behind her actions is real anxiety about how competitive the housing market has gotten after the pandemic. In this article, I will use publicly-available data to understand this better. First, how much worse did the market…

Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

A darkly funny romp through the DC housing market starring blackmail, murder, and the best fictional example of “gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss”. Margo, our protagonist, has found the perfect suburban Maryland house to buy to cap her perfect life, and she won’t let anyone outbid her on the open market. It’s a simple premise: how far…

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