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2012

Eowyn Ivey: The Snow Child

April 8, 2025 by Trevor Berrett

Eowyn Ivey’s debut novel blends myth and harsh reality in the Alaskan frontier, telling a story that’s both tender and haunting. Here is my reflection on my first encounter with The Snow Child—a book long recommended to me by my wife.

Categories Book Reviews, Eowyn Ivey Tags 2010s, 2012 1 Comment

Hubert Mingarelli: A Meal in Winter

July 15, 2016 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Hubert Mingarelli’s A Meal in Winter, translated from the French by Sam Taylor. A Meal in Winter was a finalist for the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Award and just out in the U.S. from The New Press. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Hubert Mingarelli Tags 2010s, 2012, French 2 Comments

Aki Ollikainen: White Hunger

June 21, 2016 by Chris Phillips

Chris reviews Aki Ollikainen’s White Hunger, translated from the Finnish by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah. Read the full post.

Categories Aki Ollikainen, Book Reviews Tags 2010s, 2012, Finnish Leave a comment

Louise Erdrich: The Round House

August 18, 2016December 3, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Louise Erdrich’s The Round House. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Louise Erdrich Tags 2010s, 2012, National Book Award 12 Comments

Alice Munro: Dear Life

August 4, 2017November 13, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Alice Munro’s new collection of short stories, Dear Life, is out today. We’ll be reading and reviewing each one. This post introduces the book and contains links to each of the reviews.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags 2010s, 2012, Short Story 8 Comments

Nancy Richler: The Imposter Bride

August 1, 2016October 30, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Nancy Richler’s The Imposter Bride. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Nancy Richler Tags 2010s, 2012, 2012 Giller Prize Leave a comment

Will Ferguson: 419

August 1, 2016October 29, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Will Ferguson’s 419. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Will Ferguson Tags 2010s, 2012, 2012 Giller Prize 1 Comment

Russell Wangersky: Whirl Away

August 1, 2016October 26, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Russell Wangersky’s Whirl Away. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Russell Wangersky Tags 2010s, 2012, 2012 Giller Prize, Short Story Leave a comment

E.J. Levy: Love, In Theory: Ten Stories

August 1, 2016October 18, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews E.J. Levy’s debut short story collection Love, in Theory. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, E.J. Levy Tags 2010s, 2012, Short Story 2 Comments

Alix Ohlin: Inside

August 1, 2016October 5, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Alix Ohlin’s Inside. Read the full post.

Categories Alix Ohlin, Book Reviews Tags 2010s, 2012, 2012 Giller Prize 9 Comments
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