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The Strange Resurrection of Lonesome Dove

Original: The Strange Resurrection of Lonesome Dove https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://jacobin. com/2026/10/lonesome-dove-reading-nove

Jacobin has published a new essay examining the renewed popularity of Larry McMurtry's classic western novel 'Lonesome Dove' and what its comeback says about men and fiction today. The piece argues the novel's resurgence reflects a broader debate about why men have stopped reading novels, and how a sprawling cowboy epic has found fresh relevance with a new generation of readers.

Why now: Ongoing debate about declining male readership and the novel's renewed cultural relevance.

Larry McMurtryLonesome DoveJacobin

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• The Strange Resurrection of Lonesome Dove https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://jacobin. com/2026/10/lonesome-dove-reading-novels-men · jacobin.com@web.brid.gy · 2

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