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Dear Monica Lewinsky

by Julia Langbein

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Book of the Day, NPR · May 6, 2026

In 'Dear Monica Lewinsky,' a woman turns to an unusual saint for support

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A novel following Jean, a 45-year-old woman who rediscovers her 1998 diary and a judgmental comment she made about Monica Lewinsky as a teenager. Overcome with regret, she begins praying to Lewinsky as an unlikely saint — and her prayers are answered. The story explores adolescent desire, collective error, forgiveness, and medieval iconography.

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