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September 27, 2010

The New Yorker cover for September 27, 2010: “Bedbugs and Beyond,” by Barry Blitt.

“Bedbugs and Beyond,” by Barry Blitt.

Featured Pick

The Unconsoled

George Packer profiles the Israeli novelist David Grossman, whose work and family life have been colored by tragedy.

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