Paperback, paperback
“A Dominant Character,” one of the New York Times‘ 100 Notable Books of 2020, is out in paperback in the UK. The US paperback was published in July 2022. JBS has staying power; I’m still doing talks and discussions about him, most recently at the Bangalore Literature Festival and at Cambridge University.
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