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The novel has a foreword by an eminent critic and an afterword by the author herself.
the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written
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Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Godlike, which was reissued last month by NYRB Classics with a new afterword by Raymond Foye, was originally published in 2005.
—Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2026
In an afterword, there are biographies of people well known to us (and some forgotten) who played a part in our city’s history.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
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Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Godlike, which was reissued last month by NYRB Classics with a new afterword by Raymond Foye, was originally published in 2005.
—Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2026
In an afterword, there are biographies of people well known to us (and some forgotten) who played a part in our city’s history.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for afterword
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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterword. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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