Diana Athill: Don’t Look at Me Like That
Diana Athill: Don't Look at Me Like That
My 2016 Reading Goals
Happy New Year! To start things off, I've got a few reading goals that I'll probably regret come February! Do you have any reading goals for 2016? Read the full post.
Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s
Today, The Library of America is releasing a two-volume box set entitled Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s, a fantastic set that helps us reconceptualize the role of women authors in our literary history. Trevor takes a look at the new, exciting set. Read the full post.
Today We Turn Seven
Today The Mookse and the Gripes turns seven! Trevor briefly reflects. Read the full post.
2015 Best Translated Book Award Finalists
The ten finalists for the 2015 Best Translated Book Award have been announced. Read the full post.
Clues to Best Translated Book Award Finalists
Tomorrow the ten finalists for this year's Best Translated Book Award will be announced. We've got some clues, and I try to solve them to predict the shortlist. Read the full post.
Clues to Best Translated Book Award Longlist
The Best Translated Book Award longlist is about to be announced. In this post, I've put together the clues we've gotten so far about what's on the list as well as a few of my own prognostications and blind suppositions. Read the full post.
Giveaway! Lydia Davis’s Can’t and Won’t
Two lucky winners from the United States will get a free copy of Lydia Davis's Can't and Won't, which Picador is publishing in paperback next week. Read the full post.
Reminder: Watch-Along of David Lynch’s Eraserhead
A friendly reminder about the Eraserhead watch-along. Read the full post.
Reminder — Read-along: Roberto Bolaño’s 2666
A friendly reminder . . . Read the full post.