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Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jonathan Franzen

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Jonathan Franzen

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We’re asking members of our Writers Council to recommend six of their favorite reads. Whether new or old, best sellers or hidden gems, grand tomes or quick novellas—these books will definitely be worth your time! Next up is National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen (and don’t forget to check out his latest essay collection, The End of the End of the Earth).

About the Author

Jonathan Franzen

Jonathan Franzen is the author of five novels, including Freedom and The Corrections, and five works of nonfiction and translation, including The End of the End of the Earth and The Kraus Project, all published by FSG. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the German Akademie der Künste, and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.