The Ask by Sam Lipsyte
There are basically two ways that novels hang together: you either get terrific plotting that...
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Month: June 2013
The Night Gwen Stacy Died by Sarah Bruni
Last night I saw “Man of Steel” which I liked and disliked in equal measure. This may be the year...
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When We Fell In Love – David Corbett
This is not so much the tale of when I fell in love with reading, as when I first learned a book...
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Month of the Gadfly
Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin: To celebrate the paperback release of her acclaimed debut novel, The...
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The Last Banquet by Jonathan Grimwood
On October 1st, Europa Editions will release its first cloth title. There’s 45K announced first...
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Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
I like Curtis Sittenfeld’s novels. She writes with insight about life as a female, whether...
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Screwed by Eoin Colfer
I want to bawl like a drunken aunt. I wanna grind my teeth to stumps and punch the wall, but I...
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The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Before we even get into this review, let me offer the following disclaimer: if you are one of...
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TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
The first thing I noticed is how beautifully it’s written. This confidently brilliant novel with...
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