Shuang Xuetao: “Paris Friend”
This week's New Yorker story is Shuang Xuetao's "Paris Friend."
Jacqueline Holland: The God of Endings
If you're looking for a great Novembery book, I recommend Jacqueline Holland's The God of Endings.
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Minimum Payment Due”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's "Minimum Payment Due."
George Eliot: Felix Holt
Here are my thoughts on what I think is one of George Eliot's lesser read novels, Felix Holt.
Sergio De La Pava: Every Arc Bends Its Radian
Sergio De La Pava: Every Arc Bends Its Radian
Han Kang: “Heavy Snow”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Han Kang's "Heavy Snow," translated from the Korean by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris.
Scholastique Mukasonga: Sister Deborah
One of my most anticipated releases of the year is Scholastique Mukasonga's Sister Deborah, translated by Mark Polizzotti.
Greg Jackson: “The Honest Island”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Greg Jackson's "The Honest Island."
Yukio Mishima: “From the Wilderness”
This week we get a newly translated story from Yukio Mishima: "From the Wilderness," translated from the Japanese by John Nathan.
Ann Schlee: Rhine Journey
Take a lovely Victorian cruise down the Rhine in Ann Schlee's deceptively quiet 1980 novel, Rhine Journey.