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Kudos by Rachel Cusk
Kudos brilliantly caps a magnificent trilogy. Read them all. Now.
Read MoreThe New York Times Book Review’s Best Books of 2015
This is the one list I read that isn’t attached to an award but instead is a selection of the best books of 2015 as chosen by the editors of the New York Times Book Review section. The full list is here but I’ll be...
Read MoreNominees announced for the Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction
Announced yesterday (or earlier this morning my time) were the six nominees for the Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction. You can check out the very schmick website here or, you know, lower your eyes and check out my...
Read MoreWho Should Have Won This Year’s Folio Prize
Here is a reminder of the eight finalists of the Folio Prize, with a link to my reviews: 10:04 by Ben Lerner (Granta) All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Faber) Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Granta) Dust by Yvonne...
Read MoreThe Shortlist for the Folio Prize has been announced
And here it is: 10:04 by Ben Lerner (Granta) All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Faber) Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Granta) Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Granta) Family Life by Akhil Sharma (Faber) How to Be Both by...
Read MoreSo Who Should Have Won The Goldsmith Prize
As I announced in this post the winner of the Goldsmith Prize was Ali Smith for How To Be Both. But did it deserve the 10,000 pounds? Before I answer this momentous question, here’s a refresher of the books that were...
Read MoreBook Review: Outline by Rachel Cusk
The TL;DR Review For Those Who Haven’t Read The Book What’s The Book About? Faye flies to Greece to give a two-day writing class. Each chapter is made up of the conversations she has on her trip. It’s also a book where...
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