Books David Mamet pens a gangster novel, 'Myra Breckinridge' turns 50 and more in books

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Hi, I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg, and this is what’s going on in books this week. THE BIG STORY Known for his work as a playwright, David Mamet turns this time to fiction with his new novel, “Chicago.” It’s a classic gangster tale set in that city in the 1920s: there are hard-drinking newspapermen,...

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