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Ann Schlee: Rhine Journey

October 25, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

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

Categories Ann Schlee, Book Reviews Tags 1980, 1980s, 1981 Booker Prize Leave a comment

Paul Yoon: “War Dogs”

October 21, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Paul Yoon’s “War Dogs.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Paul Yoon Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Italo Calvino: Invisible Cities

October 17, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities

Categories Book Reviews Tags 1970s, 1972 2 Comments

Bruna Dantas Lobato: Blue Light Hours

October 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.

Categories Book Reviews, Bruna Dantas Lobato Tags 2020s, 2024 Leave a comment

Joshua Cohen: “My Camp”

October 15, 2024October 14, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Joshua Cohen’s “My Camp.”

Categories Joshua Cohen, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 11 Comments

Daphne du Maurier: The House on the Strand

October 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

October 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

Matthew Klam: “Hi Daddy”

October 7, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Matthew Klam’s “Hi Daddy.”

Categories Matthew Klam, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 6 Comments

Diana Athill: Don’t Look at Me Like That

October 4, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Diana Athill: Don’t Look at Me Like That

Categories Uncategorized Tags 1960s, 1967, NYRB Classics Leave a comment

Richard Osman: We Solve Murders

October 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.

Categories Book Reviews, Richard Osman Tags 2020s, 2024 Leave a comment
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