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Commonplace Book

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Reflections on culture and living from Alissa Wilkinson, a critic at the New York Times.

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About Alissa Wilkinson

Movie critic at the New York Times. Author of SALTY (Broadleaf, 2022) and WE TELL OURSELVES STORIES (Liveright, 2025).

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