The New York Review of Books is offering a selection of classic articles from its archive by the likes of James Baldwin, Joan Didion and Renata Adler for anyone to read free of charge until next Tuesday “for a diversion from the anxieties of the election”.

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Alcohol sales are up 54 per cent on a year ago. There’s been a 67 per cent increase in gun sales since 2019 and some people are stockpiling food and water and even bullet-proof vests in anticipation of post-election anarchy. And no one seems able to sleep. It’s as if we are all embodying that famous line of F. Scott…



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