The Enlightenment, but make it magicians. That little phrase made frequent appearances in my brain […]
The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslien Charles
Being a teenager sucks. I certainly wasn’t fond of it. Like Lily, one of the […]
Paris Adrift, by E.J. Swift
With the power to travel through time, apparently, comes the responsibility to save the world […]
Run Me to Earth, by Paul Yoon
The edges of an active war zone are just as dangerous as the war zone […]
A Bookshop in Berlin, by Françoise Frenkel
Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano explains in the preface to A Bookshop in Berlin that […]
The Sacrament, by Olaf Olafsson
Trigger warning for references to child abuse. Sister Johanna Marie is one of the most […]
The Cheffe, by Marie NDiaye
Marie NDiaye’s The Cheffe (translated beautifully by Jordan Stump) is billed as “a chef’s novel” […]
Journeys, by Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig’s writing seems to be everywhere since The Grand Budapest Hotel came out. Zweig […]
The Philosopher’s War, by Tom Miller
The adventures of Robert Canderelli Weekes continue in The Philosopher’s War, by Tom Miller, sequel […]
The Snakes, by Sadie Jones
Few things can tempt like money. Money makes life easier. It removes all our worries […]