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Gwen and Frank tackle a\\xa0near-future dystopian novel about space colonization and a sobering work of journalism about the fallacy of modern philanthropy. Plus: why pho is objectively the best food ever.\\xa0
Frank and Gwen\'s Recommendations
Haaaave you read "The Yellow Wallpaper"\\xa0yet? Try the\\xa0Insta Novel!\\xa0
Frank\'s old favorites:\\xa0Grasshopper Jungle\\xa0by Andrew Smith, Pure Hollywood and Other Stories by Christine Schutt,\\xa0I\'m Thinking of Ending Things\\xa0by Iain Reid
Foe\\xa0by Iain Reid\\xa0
Winners Take All\\xa0by Anand Giridharadas, and his\\xa0recent conversation with Joy-Ann Reid\\xa0
His previous book, The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas, which won NYPL\'s Bernstein Award in 2015
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