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Marisa Grizenko
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Reviews editor for EVENT magazine. Writer of Plain Pleasures, an occasional newsletter about books. She/her. Vancouver → Montreal
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For those conversations on the Between the Covers podcast:

Revenge of the Scapegoat:

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Caren Beilin : Revenge of the Scapegoat - Tin House
Today’s guest, Caren Beilin, talks about her latest novel Revenge of the Scapegoat. All four of her books—two nonfiction, two fiction—each stand alone but they each also share recognizable people/char...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Bonnet, for sure
November 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Okay, just finished! (Now to listen to the episode!)
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Yeah, I agree! So fun to read Sontag wrestling with how to describe this one…
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Halldór Laxness’ UNDER THE GLACIER, translated by Magnus Magnusson, is a wild ride: bewildering, comic, and surprisingly profound—but mostly bewildering.
This photo shows a book (Under the Glacier) next to its illustrated copy. Underneath are a bunch of pencil crayons. The book's cover shows painted figures, with a cow (?) and a dog, above a swath of green with text.
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Magda Szabó’s ABIGAIL, translated by Len Rix, invests the boarding school novel with thrilling WWII-era subterfuge.
This photo depicts a book (Abigail) next to an illustrated copy of its cover. Some markers, a pencil crayon, and some oil pastels are laid out underneath. The cover features a painting of the back of students' heads and their raised arms.
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Barbara Comyns’ WHO WAS CHANGED AND WHO WAS DEAD is a hearty warning about the dangers of ergot poisoning, gossip columnist fathers, and mean grandmas.
This photo shows the novel Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead next to an illustrated copy of it, with various pencil crayons and markers underneath. The cover features an illustrated scene of a living room in disarray, with muted colours of green and red (though my copy is much more vibrant due to my poor colour selection).
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Good to be in such good company : )
October 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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We're magazine buds
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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I just started listening to the audio book of VF two days ago: perfect timing!
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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[No alternate choice. S/Z for everyone.] 👍
October 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Thinking of you, Andrea. 🧡
September 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Amelia Bedelia?
September 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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👀
July 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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One of my top life experiences
July 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM