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Why is it we’re so drawn to Victorian novels? Charles Finch has some ideas. He’s the author behind the Charles Lenox detective series. His novel The Hidden City was a hit last year. Charles is also a respected book critic. That’s a job that comes with some heavy responsibility. He talks about that and about what he hears from authors who don’t like his reviews. Also, do you have a hard time putting a book aside, even if you don’t like it? Sophie Vershbow writes about that in The Atlantic. She helps Steve know when to say when.