Written Reviews

Graham Swift: “Blushes”

January 11, 2021

This weeks’ New Yorker fiction is “Blushes,” by Graham Swift.

André Gide: Marshlands

January 5, 2021

André Gide’s 1895 Marshlands has just been published by NYRB Classics in a new translation from Damion Searls. It’s a fun burst of energy to start the new year!

A Supplementary List of Betterment: NYRB Classics Edition

January 2, 2021

As a supplement to my longer List of Betterment, here are ten NYRB Classics I intend to read in 2021.

My Own List of Betterment

January 1, 2021

Taking inspiration from Andy Miller’s The Year of Reading Dangerously, I have put together a list of fifty books I keep intending to read and making the goal to finally get to them.

My 2020 in Books

December 31, 2020

I almost didn’t post a 2020 year in review, but there are some books I want to highlight. So, here are some brief thoughts on my 2020 year in reading.

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