‘Eradication’ author Jonathan Miles opened for the Rolling Stones Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register Mar 18, 2026 11 hrs ago 0 "Eradication," by Jonathan Miles. (Doubleday/TNS) PENGUIN/TNS Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register Jonathan Miles, author of the novels “Dear American Airlines” and “Want Not,” has just published “Eradication: A Fable.”kAmpD H6== 2D 7:4E:@?[ |:=6D 92D AF3=:D965 6DD2JD[ ;@FC?2=:D> 2?5 @E96C ?@?7:4E:@? :? %96 }6H *@C< %:>6D 2?5 E@FC65 2D 2 >FD:4:2? :? y@? q2E:DE6’D 32?5 :? a_ac] w6C6[ 96 E2<6D E96 q@@< !286D "U2>Ajp]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m"] !=62D6 E6== C6256CD 23@FE J@FC ?6H 3@@<[ “tC25:42E:@?]”k^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm“tC25:42E:@?i p u23=6” :D E96 DE@CJ @7 2 8C:67\3C@<6? >2? 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