Marie NDiaye: My Heart Hemmed In
Trevor looks at Marie NDiaye’s My Heart Hemmed In, translated from the French by Jordan Stump.
Book Reviews
Zadie Smith: Swing Time
Lee reviews Zadie Smith’s Swing Time, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Arthur Schnitzler: Late Fame
Sitting unpublished for over 100 years, Arthur Schnitzler’s Late Fame is a welcome exploration of the doors that shut as time passes onward. Published by NYRB Classics this week, Trevor highly recommends it in this review.
Willa Cather: Alexander’s Bridge
Trevor takes a look at Willa Cather’s debut novel, 1912’s Alexander’s Bridge.
Alice Munro: “Circle of Prayer”
Trevor and Betsy take a look at Alice Munro’s “Circle of Prayer,” from The Progress of Love.
Benjamin Myers: The Gallows Pole
Paul reviews a book he hoped would make the Man Booker longlist, Benjamin Myers’ The Gallows Pole.
Domenico Starnone: Ties
Domenico Starnone’s Ties, translated from the Italian by Jhumpa Lahiri — yes, that Jhumpa Lahiri — is a painful, yet compelling exploration of the hopes and fears that underlie the closest relationships we have.
Jon McGregor: Reservoir 13
Paul reviews his favorite to win the 2017 Man Booker Prize, Jon McGregor’s Reservoir 13.
Javier Marías: Thus Bad Begins
Trevor reviews Javier Marías’s most recent novel, Thus Bad Begins, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.
Monica Dickens: Thursday Afternoons
Lisa Guidarini, from Bluestalking Journal, commences a trip through Penguin’s vintage, numbered spines by looking at Monica Dickens’s Thursday Afternoons.