Adam Kirsch has thoughts about the other big problems with the Nobel Prize for Literature […]
A Million Drops, by Víctor del Árbol
There is a maxim by Francis Bacon that lodged itself in my head as I […]
In the Distance with You, by Carla Guefelbein
In this multi-layered novel, three people slowly discover the secrets of the mysterious cult writer […]
Books for Bookish People: Books that Feature Authors with Secrets
Last night, I finished reading In the Distance with You, by Carla Guelfenbein (review pending) and […]
In the Restaurant, by Christoph Ribbat
In the Restaurant, by Christoph Ribbat and translated by Jamie Searle Romanelli, is one of […]
Treeborne, by Caleb Johnson
Caleb Johnson’s novel, Treeborne, is a deep dive into a family with serious skeletons in their […]
Half Gods, by Akil Kumarasamy
Akil Kumarasamy’s story collection, Half Gods, is, I think, a collection that requires a bit of […]
The Lost Family, by Jenna Blum
In The Lost Family, by Jenna Blum, I saw a family shaped by unspoken disappointment and […]
This week on the bookish internet
Here are two pieces that argue for literary scholars to just read more—read more women’s work, […]
The Hawkman, by Jane Rosenberg LaForge
After World War I, millions of traumatized men returned to their homes to sink or […]