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God, Michael Kinsley’s an embarrassment in this essay. Doesn’t like nonfiction? Didn’t read most of the books he was supposed to evaluate? I read almost nothing but nonfiction and I polish off around 16 books every month — plus work-related reading, plus magazines. And I don’t consider myself well-read enough to hold my own in conversation! Maybe I ought to spend more time around fabulous folk like Kinsley…