Steven L. Peck: A Short Stay in Hell
Some thoughts on a great short book: Steven L. Peck: A Short Stay in Hell
Muriel Spark: Memento Mori
Next up for my chronological read through of Muriel Spark’s novels is her third, 1959’s Memento Mori.
Claude Sautet: Classe tous risques
Today The Criterion Collection released an edition of a film new to me: Claude Sautet’s 1960 film Classe tous risques. I loved it!
Sidney Lumet: Network
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a new edition of Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film, Network.
George Saunders: Vigil
I always approach a new George Saunders book with hope. Vigil returns to the afterlife, moral reckoning, and the fragile possibility of redemption. But it left me frustrated. Here are my thoughts.
Muriel Spark: Robinson
I continue my chronological trek through Muriel Spark’s work with her second, 1958’s Robinson.
Sylvia Townsend Warner: Lolly Willowes
January’s pick for NYRB Women 2026 was Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes, which is just celebrating one hundred years.
Susie Boyt: Loved and Missed
Here is my review of Susie Boyt’s Loved and Missed, a painful, attentive novel about grief, in that attentiveness, something quietly enriching.
Muriel Spark: The Comforters
I’m starting a project to read all of Muriel Spark’s novels in chronological order. First up is her debut: The Comforters.