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âReading Iris Wolffâs writing is like immersing oneself in the pages of a beautifully composed picture book.â In the European Literature Network, Sarah Escritt reviews Iris Wolffâs newly translated novel, âClearingâ -
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#RivetingReviews: Sarah Escritt reviews CLEARING by Iris Wolff, translated by Ruth Martin â European Literature Network
https://www.eurolitnetwork.com/rivetingreviews-sarah-escritt-reviews-clearing-by-iris-wolff-translated-by-ruth-martin/
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âIt is sad that âSidetrackedâ has gone unnoticed for so long, but this is an appropriate time for it to be published.â In
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, Robert Chandler reviews Alexander Voloshinâs newly translated poetic epic, âSidetracked: Exile in Hollywoodâ -
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An Epic of Displacement | Los Angeles Review of Books
Boris Dralyukâs latest work of translation is Alexander Voloshinâs poetic epic about a Ukrainian exile lost in Hollywood.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/sidetracked-exile-hollywood-alexander-voloshin-translation-boris-dralyuk/
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âCaldwellâs collections are some of the most thematically unified that Iâve read, and âDevotionsâ is no exception.â In
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, Sara Polsky reviews Lucy Caldwellâs new short story collection, âDevotionsâ -
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Small Choices Add Up in Lucy Caldwellâs âDevotionsâ - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Lucy Caldwell's new story collection, "Devotions."
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/06/29/lucy-caldwell-devotions/
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âTo read Bracewellâs prose is the equivalent of sauntering the streets of oneâs youth, not knowing where it will lead or whom you will see.â In
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, Jack Walters reviews Michael Bracewellâs new novella, âThe Smithsâ -
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Michael Bracewellâs Pop Fantasy 'The Smiths: A Novella' Is a Stunning Evocation » PopMatters
Michael Bracewellâs latest novella is a Proustian, circuitous meditation on the 1980s zeitgeist, shaped by personal recollections of the Smiths.
https://www.popmatters.com/the-smiths-michael-bracewell
3 days ago
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âLike most of Johnstonâs fiction, the book is sad and funny, but at times youâre not quite sure which.â In
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, Tom Jokinen reviews Wayne Johnstonâs new novel, âThe Novice of Holloway Hall â -
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A Week in September | A review of âThe Novice of Holloway Hallâ by Wayne Johnston | Literary Review of Canada
Tom Jokinen reviews âThe Novice of Holloway Hall,â a novel written by Wayne Johnston, and published by Knopf Canada.
https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2026/07/a-week-in-september-review-the-novice-of-holloway-hall/
4 days ago
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âthe novel is more concerned with the evil that coexists just beneath the surface of our seemingly carefree everyday livesâ In
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, Cory Oldweiler reviews Cecilia Eudaveâs newly translated novel, âThe Summer of the Serpentâ -
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âThe Fighting Spirit of Our Trifling Humanityâ: Cecilia Eudaveâs The Summer of the Serpent - Words Without Borders
Critic Cory Oldweiler reviews Mexican writer Cecilia Eudave's "The Summer of the Serpent," translated from Spanish by Robin Myers.
https://wordswithoutborders.org/book-reviews/the-fighting-spirit-of-our-trifling-humanity-cecilia-eudaves-the-summer-of-the-serpent-eudave-oldweiler/
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âThrough her searching, we realize the unknowable depth of a human life, the gentle ways cycles of abuse might end, and how the art of storytelling keeps us alive.â In Asymptote Journal, Mary Noorlander reviews ValĂ©rie Perrinâs newly translated novel, âTataâ
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All Stories are Resurrection Stories: A Review of Tata by Valérie Perrin - Asymptote Blog
Tata approaches storytelling as a vital force.
https://www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/06/22/all-stories-are-resurrection-stories-a-review-of-tata-by-valerie-perrin/
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âThe author is at his best narrating combat, conveying the chaos and terror of battle with clarity and grace.â In Chapter 16, Ed Tarkington reviews Kevin Powersâ new novel, âChildren of the Wildâ -
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The Native Tongue of Violence
In 2012, Kevin Powers published his landmark debut novel, The Yellow Birds. A stark, elegiac tale of American soldiers enduring the chaos of the Iraq War, the âŠ
https://chapter16.org/the-native-tongue-of-violence/
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âAs the title suggests, the stories in this collection center around the motif of blood â both literal and metaphoric.â In Reading in Translation, Samuel Manickam reviews Gabriela RĂĄbago Palafoxâs newly translated short story collection, âThe Voice of Bloodâ
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Explore Mexican Writer Gabriela RĂĄbago Palafox's "The Voice of Blood"
Samuel Manickam discusses the works of Gabriela RĂĄbago Palafox, a pivotal yet overlooked writer in Mexican literature.
https://readingintranslation.com/2026/06/15/gabriela-rabago-palafoxs-the-voice-of-blood/
8 days ago
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âWe have in Henri Coulette a new major minor poet to marvel at: his forms are exact, his humour dark and wry, and he wears his learning lightly.â In
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, Austin Spendlowe reviews Henri Couletteâs âNew and Selected Poemsâ -
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Returned From the Wilderness
Review 31 is an online literary review.
http://review31.co.uk/article/view/967/returned-from-the-wilderness
9 days ago
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âAll nine stories in this collection challenge boundaries: the real and fictional, life and death, comedy and tragedy.â In
@asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social
, Kateryna Shabelnyk reviews Son Bo-miâs newly translated short story collection, âSwellâ -
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âSwellâ by Son Bo-mi
A review of Son Bo-mi's "Swell", a collection of metafictional stories translated to English by Janet Hong.
https://asianreviewofbooks.com/swell-by-son-bo-mi/
10 days ago
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ââPhantom Limbsâ in Jein Hanâs translation is easy on the eyes and easy on the ears, a perfect poetic seance for those eager to be frightened and haunted.â In
@ltikorea.bsky.social
, Eunice Lee reviews Lee Min-haâs newly translated poetry collection, âPhantom Limbsâ -
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KLWAVE - Magazines | Korean Literature Now | Articles | Articles View
KLWAVE brings together Korean literature information about rights, publishers, authors, titles, and translators all on a single website.
https://klwave.or.kr/klw/magazines/2257/articleView.do
11 days ago
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âShe sought poetry as a balm during the dark night of the soul that she, her community, and her country often traversedâ In
@anotherchicagomag.bsky.social
, Emily Hunsberger reviews Nadia Anjumanâs newly translated poetry collection, âSmoke Driftsâ -
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Review of Nadia Anjumanâs âSmoke Drifts: Selected Poemsâ (translated by Diana Arterian and Marina Omar) by Emily Hunsberger
Smoke Drifts contains both free verse and poems that follow a formal architecture, including several of Anjumanâs ghazals, a centuries-old tradition that Uzbek writer Hamid Ismailov describes as âaâŠ
https://anotherchicagomagazine.net/2026/06/16/review-of-nadia-anjumans-smoke-drifts-selected-poems-translated-by-diana-arterian-and-marina-omar-by-emily-hunsberger/
12 days ago
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âThe lyrics always tell us what Maggie is thinking, what inspires herâthe weather, the lakefront, birds, smells, sights and sounds of wherever she is.â In
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, Nancy S. Bishop reviews Susannah Feltsâ new novel, âThe Come Apartâ -
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Review:Â From Musicmaker to Baker, Chicago to NashvilleâSusannah Feltsâ Novel <em>The Come Apart</em> Tells the Story | Third Coast Review
The Spinning Birds is a Chicago indie rock band, with a front-woman singer and songwriter. Susannah Feltsâ new novel, The Come Apart, starts with the story of the bandâs sophomore [âŠ]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/06/18/review-susannah-felts-the-come-apart
13 days ago
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âNagle is in no way trying to ossify Chuyaâs work to an artifact of the past, an all-too-common practice.â In
@japantimes.co.jp
, Aleksandra Priimak reviews Chuya Nakaharaâs newly translated poetry collection, âThe Poetry of Chuya Nakaharaâ -
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Prewar poet Chuya Nakaharaâs complete works get a new life in English
A new translation, and the first publication of Chuyaâs complete works in English, aims to introduce the poet to readers abroad.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/16/books/nakahara-chuya-poems-translation/
14 days ago
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âWhatever readersâ reasons, Harpman, the author of over fifteen works of fiction, deserves to be virally rediscovered.â In 4Columns, Jessi Jezewska Stevens reviews Jacqueline Harpmanâs newly translated book of novellas, âWe Were Forbiddenâ -
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We Were Forbidden
https://4columns.org/stevens-jessi-jezewska/we-were-forbidden
15 days ago
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âLeonora stands imperiously apart, both from the world of Pymâs earlier novels and from the larger world of British fiction of the 1960 and â70s.â In
@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
, Eric Gudas reviews Barbara Pymâs newly reissued novel, âThe Sweet Dove Diedâ -
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Exquisite Objects, Exquisite Creature | Los Angeles Review of Books
On Barbara Pymâs reissued novel of desire, aging, possession, and antiques.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/sweet-dove-died-barbara-pym-reissue-victorian-appraisers/
16 days ago
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âRepeatedly, the author turns her nimble, fresh, lightly ironic writing style to teasing the remarkable out of the mundane.â In
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, Theo Dombrowski reviews Ruth Ozekiâs new short story collection, âThe Typing Ladyâ -
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Theo Dombrowski reviews The Typing Lady and Other Fictions, by Ruth Ozeki
Theo Dombrowski reviews The Typing Lady and Other Fictions, by Ruth Ozeki (Toronto: Viking Canada, 2026) $38.00 / 9780735249813
https://thebcreview.ca/2026/06/12/gloriously-untethered/
17 days ago
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âThe result is a narrative that is both haunting and defiantly triumphant.â In
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, Amara Ujumadu reviews Oyinkan Braithwaiteâs new novel, âCursed Daughtersâ -
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The Tragedies and Triumphs of Oyinkan Braithwaite's Cursed Daughters | Amara Ujumadu | Review
Oyinkan Braithwaiteâs Cursed Daughters is a decisive turn away from the dark humour of her critically acclaimed debut, My Sister, The Serial Killer. Focalized through three women, the cousins Monife ...
https://brittlepaper.com/2026/06/the-tragedies-and-triumphs-of-oyinkan-braithwaites-cursed-daughters-amara-ujumadu-review/
18 days ago
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âCharal is especially attuned to the power of taking what the majority says is shameful and declaring it as a source of pride.â In
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, Amber Ruth Paulen reviews Kalyani Thakur Charalâs newly translated novella, âAndhar Bilâ -
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Andhar Bil â Kalyani Thakur Charal
Yet Andhar Bil insists there was such a place where a person could be casteless and genderless, free and roaming through the waters and marshes and fields.
https://www.full-stop.net/2026/06/08/reviews/amberruthpaulen/andhar-bil-kalyani-thakur-charal/
19 days ago
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âThe main charactersâ backstories are lavishly constructed, chockfull of horrific incidents and tragic twists.â In
@wirobooks.bsky.social
, Alice Stephens reviews Kang Jiyoungâs newly translated novel, âMrs. Shim Is a Killerâ -
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Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/mrs-shim-is-a-killer-a-novel
20 days ago
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2026 Womenâs Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction winners announced -
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Announcing the 2026 Winners of the Women's Prizes - Women's Prize
https://womensprize.com/announcing-the-2026-winners-of-the-womens-prizes/
21 days ago
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ââContrappostoâ is fundamentally a love story, and, as in the graceful asymmetry of its titular technique, there is loveliness in the union of two complementary opposites.â In
@altajournal.bsky.social
, Anna E. Clark reviews Dave Eggersâs new novel, âContrappostoâ -
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Art for Humans
Dave Eggersâs new novel, Contrapposto, reflects on painting, conceptual work, and the zeitgeist.
https://www.altaonline.com/books/fiction/a71436427/books-fiction-dave-eggers-contrapposto-art-craft-creative-labor/
21 days ago
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English author Julian Barnes has won the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature -
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Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes 2026 Literature
https://www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/laureates/2026-julian-barnes/
22 days ago
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âThe novel is, despite the ups and downs of campus life, and of life itself, justly optimistic.â In Harvard Review, Collin Mitchell reviews Brian Platzerâs new novel, âThe Optimistsâ -
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The Optimists - Harvard Review
A ready appeal of the so-called campus novel is the enduring fact that almost anyone reading the story at hand has attended school. Itâs a worldâunlike wartime Europe, wealthy beach enclaves, adult mo...
https://www.harvardreview.org/book-review/the-optimists/
22 days ago
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âVollmannâs documentarian sensibilities, foundational to his legitimate bid as our preeminent literary chronicler, are underscored by his tectonic imagination.â In
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, Michael Barron reviews William T. Vollmannâs new novel, âA Table for Fortuneâ -
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You Who Forsake the Lord | Michael Barron
William T. Vollmann has paid a high price for his iconoclasm.
https://thebaffler.com/latest/you-who-forsake-the-lord-barron
23 days ago
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âHer poems reflect the influence slightly more of nineteenth-century established masters than of the poets of her own generation.â In
@theartsfuse.bsky.social
, Jim Kates reviews Selma Meerbaum-Eisingerâs newly translated poetry collection, âSong of Yellow Astersâ -
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Poetry Review: "Song of Yellow Asters" - The Limits of Pathos - The Arts Fuse
Selma Meerbaum-Eisingerâs poetry carries historical weight, but Carlie Hoffmanâs translations struggle to convey the formal poise of the originals.
https://artsfuse.org/329851/poetry-review-song-of-yellow-asters-the-limits-of-pathos/
24 days ago
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âDespite the melancholy nature of the novel, the exquisite prose conveys the depth of feeling and sense of place portrayed with such vivid detail.â In Buzz Magazine, Rhianon Holley reviews Bassem Khandaqjiâs newly translated novel, âA Mask The Colour Of The Skyâ -
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Palestinian author BASSEM KHANDAQJI's post-prison novel is an astonishing read
Jailed for his role in a 2004 suicide bombing, A Mask The Colour Of The Skyâs author Bassem Khandaqji wrote the novel in an Israeli prison.
https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/mask-colour-sky-bassem-khandaqji-book-review/
25 days ago
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âBehrmanâs stories serve up hopeless situations, but the afterimage they leave is precisely the opposite.â In The Masters Review, Dawn Goulet reviews Hillary Behrmanâs debut short story collection, âLake Effectâ -
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Book Review: Lake Effect by Hillary Behrman - The Masters Review
In âThe Alvord,â the first of eighteen stories in Hillary Behrmanâs debut collection, Lake Effect, Viv, a middle-aged waitress at The Fields Station, a âcafĂ©-gas-garage-motelâ in rural southeast Orego...
https://mastersreview.com/book-review-lake-effect-by-hillary-behrman/
26 days ago
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âThrough the eyes of this fascinating antihero, Varfis-van Warmelo explores the lure of a fictional life over lived reality.â In Rain Taxi, Zara Karschay reviews Aea Varfis-van Warmeloâs debut novel, âAttention-Seeking Behaviorâ -
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Attention-Seeking Behavior
Through the eyes of a fascinating antihero, Aea Varfis-van Warmelo explores the lure of a fictional life over lived reality. Reviewed by Zara Karschay
https://raintaxi.com/attention-seeking-behavior/
27 days ago
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âThis is a truly glorious novel rife with the grief and loss of climate disaster and a deep love for humanity and our planet.â In The Brooklyn Rail, Yvonne C. Garrett reviews Deb Olin Unferthâs new novel, âEarth 7â -
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Deb Olin Unferthâs Earth 7 | The Brooklyn Rail
In these times of both climate disaster and our ability to embrace infinite hope, Deb Olin Unferthâs new novel holds particular resonance. From the sheer glory of the opening words: âIn those years, t...
https://brooklynrail.org/2026/06/books/deb-olin-unferth-earth-7/
28 days ago
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ââTwenty Minutes of Silenceâ is an impressive example of what Bessette can do with form and languageâ In
@wwborders.bsky.social
, Hannah Weber reviews HĂ©lĂšne Bessetteâs newly translated novel, âTwenty Minutes of Silenceâ -
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With the Revolver in the Library: HĂ©lĂšne Bessetteâs Twenty Minutes of Silence - Words Without Borders
âBessette captures the familiar nonchalance with which a crowd dissects tragedy,â writes critic Hannah Weber.
https://wordswithoutborders.org/book-reviews/with-the-revolver-in-the-library-helene-bessettes-twenty-minutes-of-silence-briggs-weber/
29 days ago
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âThe charactersâ distinct perspectives overlap to build the world that is the novel. All are useful, all are partial, and none reverse the countryâs losses.â In
@newyorker.com
, Katy Waldman reviews Maggie OâFarrellâs new novel, âLandâ -
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Maggie OâFarrell and the Art of Inventing the Past
Why read historical fiction? A new novel by the author of âHamnetâ offers one answer: because itâs fun.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/08/land-maggie-ofarrell-book-review
about 1 month ago
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ââHunger and Thirstâ is an exploration of the lengths humans will go to in order to quench their hunger and thirst to belong.â In The Nerd Daily, Beth Mowbray reviews Claire Fullerâs new novel, âHunger and Thirstâ -
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Review: Hunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller | The Nerd Daily
Release DateJune 2, 2026Rating9 / 10Buy FromAmazonBarnes & NobleBookshop.org England. The summer of 1987. An empty house whose owners met a terrible end. A small group of friends each trying to carve ...
https://thenerddaily.com/review-hunger-and-thirst-by-claire-fuller/
about 1 month ago
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âHewisonâs translation is fluent. As he renders it, Qandilâs prose is unfussy, but lush and sensoryâ In
@asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social
, Rosie Milne reviews Mohamed Mansi Qandilâs newly translated novel, âThe Country Doctorâs Taleâ -
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âThe Country Doctor's Taleâ by Mohamed Mansi Qandil
The ARB reviews Mohamed Mansi Qandil's new novel, translated to English by R Neil Hewison, evoking the beauties and cruelties of life on the Nile.
https://asianreviewofbooks.com/the-country-doctors-tale-by-mohamed-mansi-qandil/
about 1 month ago
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âStitch can move effortlessly from gritty noir to Dickensian comedy to postmodern fragmentation without losing tonal control.â In
@popmatters.com
, Reggie Chamberlain-King reviews Guillermo Stitchâs new novel, âThe Coast of Everythingâ -
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'The Coast of Everything' Is Not a Puzzle to Be Solved But a Process to Inhabit » PopMatters
Guillermo Stitch's metafiction The Coast of Everything is the sort of book that makes you feel simultaneously more intelligent and more illiterate.
https://www.popmatters.com/coast-of-everything-guillermo-stitch
about 1 month ago
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âKinski is in some respects the archetypal Myers character: a charismatic, morally compromised figure fully committed to the dangerous, life-altering power of art.â In
@lrb.co.uk
, Jon Day reviews Benjamin Myersâs new novel, âJesus Christ Kinskiâ -
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Jon Day · All I need is love: On Benjamin Myers
Klaus Kinski is in some respects the archetypal Myers character: a charismatic, morally compromised figure fully...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n10/jon-day/all-i-need-is-love
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âIt may lack the narrative heft of âThe Dutch Houseâ and âBel Canto,â but it scatters a similar fairy dust across its pages, delivering its pleasures with wit and panache.â In Chapter 16, Hamilton Cain reviews Ann Patchettâs new novel, âWhistlerâ -
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Chance Encounter
While museums are among New Yorkâs crown jewels, I revere one above all others: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which seemingly goes on forever, entire wingsâŠ
https://chapter16.org/chance-encounter/
about 1 month ago
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âOne lurches, dizzied, from one stanza to the next, searching for the stability of a familiar reference, an unfractured sentence.â In
@thenation.com
, Sara Krolewski reviews Mattia Filiceâs newly translated novel, âDriverâ -
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Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station
Mattia Filiceâs Driver, a poetic novel about train conductors in France, offers an empathetic vision of working for the public.
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/mattia-filice-drive-review/
about 1 month ago
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âErtzâs vision of 1985 is a curious mix of the dystopian and utopian, the steadfastly old-fashioned and futuristicâ In
@irishexaminer.bsky.social
, Marjorie Brennan reviews Susan Ertzâs newly reissued novel, âWoman Aliveâ -
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Book review: Eerie predictions from the past
The book is an obvious reflection of the darkening political clouds gathering over Europe in the 1930s
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41847504.html
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âIt only makes sense that Schlesser writes so carefully about art, given his immersion in the subject and his pedagogical career.â In Reading in Translation, Kristen Hall-Geisler reviews Thomas Schlesserâs newly translated novel, âMonaâs Eyesâ -
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"Mona's Eyes" Offers a Survey of Art History for All Ages
A grandfather guides ten-year-old Mona on a journey through the history of art.
https://readingintranslation.com/2026/05/18/thomas-schlessers-monas-eyes/
about 1 month ago
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âThough these images are fleeting, they concisely capture glimpses of life shaped by larger forces.â In
@rhinopoetry.bsky.social
, Carrie Johnson reviews Yusef Komunyakaaâs and Lauren McClungâs book-length poem, âTrading Riffs to Slay Monstersâ -
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REVIEWS â RHINO â Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters by Yusef Komunyakaa and Lauren McClung - Reviewed by Carrie Johnson
Trading Riffs to Slay Monsters originated during the Covid-19 lockdown, but the collection expands beyond the confines of any four walls. This book-length poem is a collaboration between Yusef Komunya...
https://rhinopoetry.org/reviews/yusef-komunyakaa-and-lauren-mcclung-reviewed-by-carrie-johnson
about 1 month ago
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âWhat âLibrary of Brothelâ lacks in emotional intensity and intimacy, it makes up for with its inventiveness.â In
@reviewcanada.bsky.social
, Marisa Grizenko reviews Anakana Schofieldâs new novel, âLibrary of Brothelâ -
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Loan Ranger | A review of âLibrary of Brothelâ by Anakana Schofield | Literary Review of Canada
Marisa Grizenko reviews âLibrary of Brothel,â a funny yet passionate book on the right to meaningful work by Anakana Schofield.
https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2026/06/loan-ranger-review-library-of-brothel/
about 1 month ago
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âIn this strange little gem, Waldrop captures that shining light and the shadows it illuminates with a powerful and understated magnificence.â In 4Columns, Eric Banks reviews Keith Waldropâs fictional memoir, âLight While There Is Lightâ -
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Light While There Is Light
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âGliffâ by Ali Smith has won the 2026 Dublin Literary Award -
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Dublin Literary Award 2026: Ali Smith wins âŹ100,000 prize for Gliff
Novel follows young homeless siblings as they try to survive a bewildering new world
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/05/21/dublin-literary-award-2026-ali-smith-wins-100000-prize-for-gliff/
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âAn exploration into the secrets of the past and their unknown influence on the future, âOther Peopleâs Childrenâ by Ben Faccini is a mesmerising novel.â In Buzz Magazine, Rhianon Holley reviews Ben Facciniâs new novel, âOther Peopleâs Childrenâ -
www.buzzmag.co.uk/other-people...
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All families have secrets â and BEN FACCINI's comeback novel has some big ones
An exploration into the secrets of the past and their influence on the future, Other Peopleâs Children by Ben Faccini is a mesmerising novel.
https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/other-peoples-children-ben-faccini-book-review/
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âSet in the 1920s against the backdrop of the Sacco and Vanzetti trials, the atmosphere of âIn the Cityâ is politically charged.â In
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, Gabrielle Stecher Woodward reviews Joan Silberâs newly reissued novel, âIn the Cityâ -
necessaryfiction.com/reviews/in-t...
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In The City â Necessary Fiction
https://necessaryfiction.com/reviews/in-the-city/
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âTaiwan Travelogueâ by YĂĄng ShuÄng-zÇ has won the International Booker Prize 2026 -
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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Taiwan Travelogue | The Booker Prizes
Winner of the International Booker Prize 2026, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/taiwan-travelogue
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âDespite the heavy emotional burden shouldered by both characters, their humanity keeps them afloat as they seek a way forward.â In The Korea Times, Emerald Gao reviews Cho Yeeunâs newly translated novel, âShiftâ -
www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/bo...
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[K-LIT REVIEW] Cho Yeeun's âShift' reveals true cost of a miracle - The Korea Times
What are you willing to trade for a miracle? Your life, or someone elseâs? And if thatâs the price, then which lives are worth saving? These questi...
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/books/20260519/k-lit-review-cho-yeeuns-shift-reveals-true-cost-of-a-miracle
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âWhat makes âThe Ministerâ special is the fact that it testifies to Montenegrin history and culture while also being entertainingâ In
@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
, Cory Oldweiler reviews Stefan BoĆĄkoviÄâs newly translated novel, âThe Ministerâ -
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mini...
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Consummating Our Incomplete Nation | Los Angeles Review of Books
A newly translated Montenegrin novel combines dashes of Kafka, Kadare, and early Kundera with a style that is all Stefan BoĆĄkoviÄâs own.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/minister-stefan-boskovic-montenegro-novel-will-firth-serbia/
about 2 months ago
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