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Muriel Spark: The Bachelors<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

May 25, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next book in my Muriel Spark reading project is her fifth: 1960’s The Bachelors<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Mary Beard: Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

May 19, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Beard’s latest is a great exploration of why Classics still have the capacity to shock us, and why that’s important. Here are some brief thoughts on Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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David Plante: The Death of a Greek Lover<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

May 7, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Plante’s The Death of a Greek Lover<\/em> is a beautiful elegy for his partner of four decades, Nikos Stangos. Recently published by NYRB Poets, it is well worth your time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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In\u00e8s Cagnati: Crazy Genie<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

April 29, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NYRB Classics recently published In\u00e8s Cagnati’s Crazy Genie<\/em>, translated from the French by Liesl Schillinger. It is a devastating, but beautiful, read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Marie NDiaye: The Witch<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

April 24, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marie NDiaye’s latest to be translated into English is her 1996 novel The Witch<\/em>. As a longtime NDiaye fan, I was delighted to read this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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