【】Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Katie Kitamura has a theory about grief: 。

"Part of being around people who are in grief is that even when it's completely sincere, it's still a performance. It's very hard when you are grieving to not be aware of how your grief is going to be interpreted when other people are around"。

It's an astute observation and one that animates her latest novel。 It's an astute observation and one that animates her latest novel。A Separation。

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By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.。 Thanks for signing up!。Told through a chilling first-person narration,

A Separation。 explores the distance and intimacy that comes with searching for someone you are separated from and the grief that such a hunt can carry.。Join us this week as we talk about unreliable narrators, writing about grief and。

A Separation。

• by Katie Kitamura. 。 As always, we close the show with recommendations.。Katie recommends。

• The Mountain。 , an upcoming short story collection by Paul Yoon. "[The stories] kind of migrate -- there's a path of migration but both through time and through space. They are really beautifully observed." 。MJ recommends。

• MJ recommends。 Evicted 。by Matthew Desmond. "It is this incredible investigation into poverty and the practice of eviction in America, and how eviction really is a destabilizing force in America that not only destabilizes families but also whole communities." 。 Aliza recommends 。Aliza recommends。

• Feud 。 , Ryan Murphy's current show on FX. It's about the creation of the movie。Whatever Happened to Baby Jane 。 . "I LOVE it. As a series, it is so well done; as social commentary, it is so well done; the actors in it are amazing."。Peter recommends the new Comedy Central show 。

• Detroiters 。

, "It is freaking hilarious." He also recommends the FXshow 。

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