Powell and Pressburger’s I Know Where I’m Going! may begin as a charming romantic adventure, but beneath its light surface lies a gently profound story about fate, desire, and the seductive illusions of certainty. Criterion’s new 4K restoration brings fresh life to this wartime gem.
I’ve long admired James’s shorter works, but I finally took the plunge into one of his major novels—and it was revelatory. From the charming conversations on the Touchetts’ lawn to Isabel Archer’s fierce independence and the shadows that follow, every page felt alive. This isn’t just a novel to read once, but one to return to, full of psychology, beauty, and heartbreak.
A lyrical reckoning with land, love, and loss, Daniela Catrileo’s debut novel Chilco, translated by Jacob Edelstein, is unsettling, beautiful, and full of quiet rage.
For #NYRBWomen25 I just read Elizabeth Taylor’s 1957 novel, Angel, a brilliant character study of a delusional author and the quiet devastation she leaves behind..
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