Stephen King: The Outsider
It’s been nearly a quarter century since I read anything by Stephen King. I tried his most recent, The Outsider, to see if he and I could come back together.
2010s
Ryan O’Neill: Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers
Paul reviews Ryan O’Neill’s Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers.
Ófeigur Sigurðsson: Öræfi: The Wasteland
Paul reviews Ófeigur Sigurðsson’s Öræfi: The Wasteland, translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith.
Jen Craig: Panthers and the Museum of Fire
Paul reviews Jen Craig’s 2015 novella, Panthers and the Museum of Fire.
David Grann: The White Darkness
Trevor reviews David Grann’s latest, The White Darkness, a look at Henry Worsley and his polar exploration.
Anna Burns: Milkman
Paul reviews this year’s Man Booker Prize winning novel, Milkman, by Anna Burns.
Sally Rooney: Normal People
Lee reviews Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel, Normal People. This book was longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize.
Rachel Kushner: The Mars Room
Lee reviews Rachel Kushner’s The Mars Room, which is longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize.
Javier Cercas: The Blind Spot: An Essay on the Novel
Paul reviews Javier Cercas’s The Blind Spot: An Essay on the Novel, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean.
Daisy Johnson: Everything Under
Lee reviews Daisy Johnson’s Everything Under, a retelling of the Oedipus myth in contemporary England. The book is on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist.