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Sergio De La Pava: Every Arc Bends Its Radian

May 7, 2026November 12, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Sergio De La Pava: Every Arc Bends Its Radian

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Scholastique Mukasonga: Sister Deborah

May 7, 2026November 7, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

One of my most anticipated releases of the year is Scholastique Mukasonga’s Sister Deborah, translated by Mark Polizzotti.

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Ann Schlee: Rhine Journey

May 7, 2026October 25, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Take a lovely Victorian cruise down the Rhine in Ann Schlee’s deceptively quiet 1980 novel, Rhine Journey.

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Italo Calvino: Invisible Cities

May 7, 2026October 17, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities

Categories Book Reviews Tags 1970s, 1972 2 Comments

Bruna Dantas Lobato: Blue Light Hours

May 7, 2026October 15, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Bruna Dantas Lobato’s Blue Light Hours, a novel about a young woman moving from Brazil to study in the United States and her relationships with her mom who stayed behind, is out today.

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Daphne du Maurier: The House on the Strand

May 7, 2026October 10, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

My thoughts on Daphne du Maurier’s 1969 time travel novel, The House on the Strand.

Categories Book Reviews, Daphne du Maurier Tags 1960s, 1969 3 Comments

Mark Haber: Lesser Ruins

May 7, 2026October 8, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Mark Haber’s third novel, Lesser Ruins, is out today. It’s one of the best novels of the year.

Categories Book Reviews, Mark Haber Tags 2020s, 2024 1 Comment

Richard Osman: We Solve Murders

May 7, 2026October 1, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Richard Osman’s latest mystery takes us to a new group of characters who . . . well, the title says it. Here are my thoughts on We Solve Murders.

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Madeline Miller: Circe

May 7, 2026September 27, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

I finally read Madeline Miller’s 2018 novel, Circe

Categories Book Reviews, Madeline Miller Tags 2010s, 2018 1 Comment

Dorothy B. Hughes: The Expendable Man

May 7, 2026September 18, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

The most recent book for #NYRBWomen24 was Dorothy B. Hughes’s 1963 crime novel, The Expendable Man

Categories Book Reviews, Dorothy B. Hughes Tags 1960s, 1963, NYRB Classics Leave a comment
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