Julie Kosin

Jan 7, 2025 | vulture.com | Emma Alpern |Jen Chaney |Madeline Leung Coleman |Julie Kosin

In uncertain times, we look to our sharpest writers. A new year always brings some uncertainty, and that seems particularly true at the start of 2025. As America grapples with a new (yet familiar) political era, and the larger world faces challenges with few easy solutions, what better way to settle into our precarious existence than in the company of our sharpest writers?

Sep 11, 2024 | vulture.com | Jason Frank |Emily Gould |Julie Kosin |Zach Schiffman

Welcome to the final installment of Beach Read Book Club’s discussion of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Long Island Compromise. Today, we’re tackling the end of the book and its many revelations. (If you need a refresher, catch up on parts one, two, three, and four.) Let’s start with the reveal that Ike was the one who kidnapped Carl. Did you pick up on any clues ahead of time that that was going to be the way this story shook out?

Sep 4, 2024 | vulture.com | Jason Frank |Emily Gould |Julie Kosin |Zach Schiffman

Welcome back to Beach Read Book Club’s discussion of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Long Island Compromise. Today, we’re talking about the character of Jenny, mother-daughter relationships, and leftist traditions within Judaism. (If you need a refresher, you can catch up on part one here, part two here, and part three here.) Cat Zhang: Jenny is presented as the family anomaly. She’s the dissenter.

Aug 28, 2024 | vulture.com | Jason Frank |Emily Gould |Julie Kosin |Zach Schiffman

Welcome back to Beach Read Book Club’s discussion of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Long Island Compromise. Today, we’re talking about Nathan and his many anxieties. (If you’re new, you can catch up on part one here and part two here.) Zach Schiffman: Nathan obviously was a very stereotypical neurotic Jewish guy, but I found a lot of the minutia with him really funny.

Aug 21, 2024 | vulture.com | Jason Frank |Emily Gould |Julie Kosin |Zach Schiffman

This discussion originally appeared in Beach Read Book Club, a limited-run newsletter where New York staff discuss the season’s buzziest books alongside our readers. To be the first to join the discourse, sign up here. Welcome back to Beach Read Book Club’s discussion of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Long Island Compromise. Today, we’re talking about the Beamer section of the novel, which means BDSM, Hollywood satire, and, of course, the cultural impact of Mandy Patinkin.