George Saunders: Lincoln in the Bardo
Lee reviews George Saunder’s debut novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. Read the full post.
2010s
Anka Muhlstein: The Pen and the Brush
Trevor reviews Anka Muhlstein’s The Pen and the Brush: How Passion for Art Shaped Nineteenth-Century French Novels, translated from the French by Adriana Hunter. Read the full post.
Tim Shipman: All Out War
Chris reviews Tim Shipman’s All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class. Read the full post.
Gay Talese: The Voyeur’s Motel
Chris reviews Gay Talese’s The Voyeur’s Motel, a look at the decades-long voyeurism of Gerald Foos. Read the full post.
Ali Smith: Autumn
In his first post for this site (welcome!), Paul reviews Ali Smith’s most recent novel, Autumn.
Graeme Macrae Burnet: His Bloody Project
Lee reviews Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project, just shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the rare thriller to do so. Read the full post.
Paul Beatty: The Sellout
Chris reviews Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Chris isn’t having it. Read the full post.
David Means: Hystopia
Lee reviews David Means’s Booker longlisted novel Hystopia. Read the full post.
Elizabeth Strout: My Name Is Lucy Barton
Trevor reviews Elizabeth Strout’s My Name Is Lucy Barton, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.
David Szalay: All That Man Is
Lee reviews David Szalay’s All That Man Is, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.