Ann Patchett: Commonwealth
Ann Patchett’s Commonwealth might be my favorite of her books that I’ve read so far.
Trevor Berrett
Jean Stafford: The Mountain Lion
The most recent #NYRBWomen24 book that we finished was Jean Stafford’s The Mountain Lion, and it is not at all what I was expecting . . . in a good way!
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
I just finished reading Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None for the fourth time, and I still love it.
Olga Tokarczuk: “Woman, Frog, and Devil”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Olga Tokarczuk’s “Woman, Frog, and Devil,” translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake: Life with Picasso
For #NYRBWomen24 we just finished Life with Picasso, by Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake, a fascinating, rich memoir of Gilot’s decade as Picasso’s partner.
Willa Cather: O Pioneers!
I reread Willa Cather’s 1913 novel, O Pioneers!, and I liked it even more this time around, though it’s still elusive!
In Memoriam: Alice Munro
Alice Munro has passed away at the age of 92. What a special body of work she has given us.