Jean Echenoz’s Command Performance is a noir-tinged, absurdist romp -- full of wit, detours, and dead ends. But does its playful subversion delight or exhaust? I found myself teetering on the edge of both. Read my review here.
Here's hoping that the latest in Pat Barker's series following the Trojan War, The Voyage Home, is not the last!
If you're looking for a great Novembery book, I recommend Jacqueline Holland's The God of Endings.
One of my most anticipated releases of the year is Scholastique Mukasonga's Sister Deborah, translated by Mark Polizzotti.
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.
Mark Haber's third novel, Lesser Ruins, is out today. It's one of the best novels of the year.
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.
If you're looking for a short but powerful book check out Carys Davies's Clear.
Elisa Gabbert's latest essay collection, Any Person Is the Only Self, is a wonderful collection about reading, writing, and life.
Pat Barker's The Women of Troy follows up her 2017 novel The Silence of the Girls. They are both brilliant!
