Sequels are notoriously tricky. Even the characters in The Sequel acknowledge it. They're never as good as the first book, are they? Well, this one is. By shifting the focus to Anna, Korelitz gives the novel what many sequels lack a sense of newness. While the story grows more intricate, she remains in control. Her plot is propulsive, her prose precise. The New York Times After the insanely readable (Stephen King) and perfectly told (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times bestseller The Plot comes Jean Hanff Korelitzs equally captivating new novel The Sequel. Anna Williams-Bonner has taken care of business. That is to say, she's taken care of her husband, bestselling novelist Jacob Finch Bonner, and laid to rest those anonymous accusations of plagiarism that so tormented him. Now she is living the contented life of a literary widow, enjoying her husband's royalty checks in perpetuity, but for the second time in her life, a work of fiction intercedes, and this time it's her own debut novel, The Afterword. After all, how hard can it really be to write a universally lauded bestseller? But when Anna publishes her book and indulges in her own literary acclaim, she begins to receive excerpts of a novel she never expected to see again, a novel that should no…