# 'Dear Monica Lewinsky' is part comedy, part cultural reckoning

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Published: 2026-06-08T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Julia Langbein's new novel, "Dear Monica Lewinsky," is part comedy, part fairy tale, part historical reckoning — a clever and creative work that will have you rethinking much of what you have come to believe.

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