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surprising and dreamlike show that emerged as a word-of-mouth hit at the 2023
Edinburgh Festival Fringe. RH
30 January – 17 February (sohotheatre.com/events/julia-masli-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-
ha)
Books
Come and Get It, by Kiley Reid
In 2019, Kiley Reid’s debut, Such a Fun Age, hailed the arrival of a major new literary
talent. The deliciously sharp tale of a young black babysitter who was accused of
kidnapping a white child garnered an exceptional reception, and rightly so. Now, the
American author has returned with an equally satisfying satire. Come and Get It whisks
us off to the University of Arkansas, where student Millie Cousins is all set to graduate
and get the house and job she wants, until Agatha Paul, a visiting professor, sets foot in
her life and makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Packed with lots of ideas around
ambition, desire and recklessness, the novel also shines with what will soon become
known as Reid’s trademark funny dialogue and clear-eyed perception. AB
30 January (Bloomsbury, £16.99)
Books
Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
Hera works in a soulless office as a comment moderator for an online news outlet.
Spending her days completely bored out of her mind is not exactly what she had hoped
for a career. Then she meets her colleague Arthur, who is funny, smart, quite a bit
older, and – rather inconveniently – married. Still, she finds herself tumbling into an
illicit affair, one that she is absolutely convinced will work out in the end. Because why
wouldn’t he leave his wife for her? Both hilarious and heartbreaking, Green Dot might
just be the debut of the year. It’s the kind of book you can devour in no time (only at
the cost of feeling bereft once it is over). AB
1 February (W&N, £18.99)
Film
The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer is a film-maker who takes his time between projects: his last, a decade
ago, was Under the Skin, a remarkable, shapeshifting sci-fi set on the backstreets of
Glasgow and starring Scarlett Johansson. This time, he tackles a loose adaptation of
