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“In this difficult but rewarding novel, Pacheco expertly weaves the delusions, paranoia, and urban fear which defined the global lockdown period.” In
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, kay kemp reviews Ana Paula Pacheco’s newly translated novel, “Pandora” -
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Pandora – Necessary Fiction
https://necessaryfiction.com/reviews/pandora/
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Dutch author Cees Nooteboom has died, aged 92 -
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Cees Nooteboom, Dutch novelist and travel writer, dies aged 92
Writer made international breakthrough with 1980 novel Rituals and won acclaim for his travel writing
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/11/cees-nooteboom-dutch-author-dies-aged-92
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“Through her own mythmaking, Rivera Garza affirms the role that fiction has in establishing truths as they loom in the cultural imagination.” In Cleaver Magazine, Dylan Cook reviews Cristina Rivera Garza’s newly translated novel, “Autobiography of Cotton” -
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Autobiography of Cotton, by Cristina Rivera Garza • Book Reviews
It’s this distant, unknown world that Cristina Rivera Garza stunningly brings to life in Autobiography of Cotton.
https://www.cleavermagazine.com/autobiography-of-cotton-by-cristina-rivera-garza-reviewed-by-dylan-cook/
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“Music, her first vocation, nourished the keen attention to structure, pattern, and verbal craft that undergirds her work.” In Harvard Review, Sarah Kafatou reviews Ellen Bryant Voigt’s “Collected Poems” -
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Collected Poems - Harvard Review
The poet Ellen Bryant Voigt, MacArthur and Guggenheim fellow, finalist for the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize, founded the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, where she taught fo...
https://www.harvardreview.org/book-review/collected-poems-2/
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“As this book so amply demonstrates, he remains one of his artform’s most ingenious practitioners.” In
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, Eric Bies reviews Simon Armitage’s new poetry collection, “New Cemetery” -
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New Cemetery
New Cemetery: Poems By Simon Armitage Knopf. 2026. Reviewed by Eric Bies A school of fish, a swarm of bees, a murder of crows – most animals only get one, but moths boast two collective nouns: an e…
https://ocreviewofbooks.org/2026/02/07/simon-armitage-new-cemetery-eric-bies/
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“‘An Infinite Sadness’ occupies this dreamlike space, the way it makes possible discrete kinds of meaning.” In
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, Rachel Gerry reviews Antônio Xerxenesky’s newly translated novel, “An Infinite Sadness” -
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A Void Filled with Possibilities | Los Angeles Review of Books
The protagonist of Antônio Xerxenesky’s novel ‘An Infinite Sadness,’ newly translated by Daniel Hahn, searches for ‘something beyond psychological solutions’ at a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/antonio-xerxenesky-infinite-sadness-sanatorium-literature-brazilian-review/
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“Her fictions are tightly woven, intertwining multiple themes, sometimes within a given paragraph.” In
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, Rick Henry reviews Yumiko Kurahashi’s newly translated novel, “Scorpions” -
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“Scorpions” by Yumiko Kurahashi
Yumiko Kurahashi (1935-2005) is celebrated as a pivotal female writer in Japan’s growing post-war break with literary tradition. Informed by European writers and philosophers of the 1950s and 1960s…
https://asianreviewofbooks.com/scorpions-by-yumiko-kurahashi/#more-23934
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“The novel is its own self-contained loop, a perpetual present where no one grows up too quickly and no one dies.” In The Brooklyn Rail, Meghan Racklin reviews Helle Helle’s newly translated novel, “they” -
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Helle Helle’s they | The Brooklyn Rail
Helle Helle’s they is equally attuned to mundanity and mortality, which are, perhaps, the same thing. It is a novel suffused with a daily grace, documenting the cozy details of mother and daughter’s l...
https://brooklynrail.org/2026/02/books/helle-helle-they/
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“Movement and travel in the novel are, thus, not just a matter of personal refuge, but a nagging ethical problem.” In Kismet Magazine, Mathilde Hjertholm Nielsen reviews Marina Stepanova’s newly translated novel, “The Disappearing Act” -
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Travelers Anonymous
Mathilde Hjertholm Nielsen reviews Marina Stepanova’s 'The Disappearing Act.'
https://kismet-mag.com/reviews/travelers-anonymous/
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“Hotschnig’s prose, so splendidly translated by Lewis, has that quality of intimacy that only the best literary works possess.” In
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, Roberta Silman reviews Alois Hotschnig’s newly translated novel, “My Mother’s Silver Fox” -
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Book Review: Unraveling Identity and Memory in Alois Hotschnig’s "My Mother’s Silver Fox" - The Arts Fuse
My Mother’s Silver Fox "is a welcome addition to literature about the repercussions of the Second World War, especially its dark side — the cruelty and chilling efficiency of the SS program called Leb...
https://artsfuse.org/323774/book-review-unraveling-identity-and-memory-in-alois-hotschnigs-my-mothers-silver-fox/
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“The model of art-making at play here is purgative, externalization intended as a means to forgetting.” In
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, Jon Repetti reviews Tatiana Tibuleac’s newly translated novel, “The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes” -
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Fingering His Wounds: On Tatiana Tibuleac’s "The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes" - Cleveland Review of Books
Thus the three dominant justifications of art in our time, as a strategy of self-knowledge, as means of therapy, as a road to empathy, are thrown out with the soiled bathwater.
https://clereviewofbooks.com/tatiana-tibuleac-the-summer-my-mother-had-green-eyes-jon-repetti/
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“Urbanski’s stories turn the world outside-in, boldly exposing the psychic core of what is unsaid and unseen in all its brilliant, hard-to-define strangeness.” In Rain Taxi Review, Alissa Hattman reviews Debbie Urbanski’s new story collection, “Portalmania” -
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Portalmania
Debbie Urbanski’s stories turn the world outside-in, boldly exposing the psychic core of what is unsaid and unseen in all its brilliant, hard-to-define strangeness. Reviewed by Alissa Hattman
https://raintaxi.com/portalmania/
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Lebanese poet Vénus Khoury-Ghata has died, aged 88 -
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Venus Khoury Ghata, the Lebanese poet who wrote in French, but from right to left
Explore the life and legacy of Venus Khoury Ghata, a celebrated Lebanese poet whose unique blend of Arabic and French literature left a lasting impact.
https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1493330/venus-khoury-ghata-the-lebanese-poet-who-wrote-in-french-but-from-right-to-left.html
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“Blais’s virtuosity lies in her ability to form a rich and textured harmony through disparate voices.” In
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, Sophia Ohler reviews Marie-Claire Blais’s newly translated novel, “Together by the Sea” -
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A Vast Expanse | A review of “Together by the Sea” by Marie-Claire Blais | Literary Review of Canada
Sophia Ohler reviews “Together by the Sea” by Marie-Claire Blais, the last book the author completed, translated by Katia Grubisic.
https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2026/03/a-vast-expanse-review-together-by-the-sea/
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“Violence is always just off the page, rationed until it erupts in a final section that will live long in every reader’s memory.” In
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, Nikhil Krishnan reviews Daniyal Mueenuddin’s debut novel, “This Is Where the Serpent Lives” -
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The moral grammar of Daniyal Mueenuddin's Pakistan
This Is Where the Serpent Lives depicts a world shaped by non-Western values
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2026/01/the-moral-grammar-of-daniyal-mueenuddins-pakistan
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“‘The Correspondent’ is an epistolary novel par excellence, a tale told in letters that is staunchly, defiantly old-school, in form and message.” In
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, Rebecca Onion reviews Virginia Evans’ debut novel, “The Correspondent” -
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One of 2025’s Biggest Books Came Out of Nowhere. After Reading It, I Think I Understand Why.
The Correspondent, a debut novel from an unpublished author, was one of the year’s surprise hits. I see the appeal.
https://slate.com/culture/2026/01/the-correspondent-book-virginia-evans-novel-review.html
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“The story questions how we relate to one another in contemporary society, where we are taught to make self-serving, safe choices.” In
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, Grace En-yi Ting reviews Emi Yagi’s newly translated novel, “When the Museum is Closed” -
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When the museum is closed, a girl falls in love with a statue
A quirky tale of intimacy and connection in the strangest of places, the novel “When the Museum is Closed” unfolds through a girl falling in love with a statue.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/26/books/emi-yagi-book-museum/
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“Gafori’s selections emphasize Rumi’s concerns with form and structure, as well as his concern with the limits of language and writerly expression.” In
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, Joanne Diaz reviews Rumi’s newly translated poetry collection, “Water” -
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Water – Rumi
Rumi’s poems shuttle across time, place, belief, and tradition to refresh and guide our wearied spirits
https://www.full-stop.net/2026/01/26/reviews/joanne-diaz/water-rumi/
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“In the brief, dazzling ‘Vigil,’ Saunders’ vigilant eyes are wide open. It’s a virtuoso achievement, an immersive experience for the reader.” In
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, Robert Allen Papinchak reviews George Saunders’ new novel “Vigil” -
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Review: Why George Saunders' new novel might be the dark humor read you need right now
In Saunders' 'Vigil,' a supernatural guide who comforts dying souls struggles with an unapologetic oil tycoon refusing to acknowledge his role in climate destruction.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2026-01-26/george-saunders-vigil-review
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“In ‘Infinite Jest,’ he’s going for the least solipsistic rendering of humanity he can pull off, via more than a hundred borrowed selves.” In
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, Hermione Hoby revisits David Foster Wallace’s novel “Infinite Jest” -
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“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?
David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/02/infinite-jest-david-foster-wallace-anniversary-book-review
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“These novels are less stories than mechanisms of recursion: sites where language decomposes, mutates, and survives by consuming itself.” In
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, David Vichnar reviews Louis Armand’s “Golemgrad Pentalogy” -
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“Language Is the Todeslager of Being”: Notes on Louis Armand’s Golemgrad Pentalogy by David Vichnar
Introduction: Necromodernism and the City of the Dead Necromodernism names the condition of literature after the death of its modernist and postmodernist projects. If modernism imagined the text as…
https://heavyfeatherreview.org/2026/01/12/golemgrad-pentalogy/
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“Bazyar captures the contours of his youthful confidence, at once earnest and arrogant.” In
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, Megan Peck Shub reviews Shida Bazyar’s newly translated novel, “The Nights are Quiet in Tehran” -
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The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran – Necessary Fiction
https://necessaryfiction.com/reviews/the-nights-are-quiet-in-tehran/
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“Despite raising a multitude of questions, it also offers valuable insight into the depths of human nature.” In Buzz Magazine, Rhianon Holley reviews Rhett Davis’s new novel, “Arborescence” -
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The rise of the tree people: RHETT DAVIS' thought-provoking novel ARBORESCENCE
Despite raising a multitude of questions, Rhett Davis' Arborescence also offers valuable insight into the depths of human nature.
https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/arborescence-rhett-davis-book-review/
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“Cooper’s novels remind us that an artistic life is all about practice, a way of living: observation, questions, uncertainty.” In
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, Thomas Chadwick reviews Jeremy Cooper’s new novel, “Discord” -
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A Longer, Deeper Look
Review 31 is an online literary review.
http://review31.co.uk/article/view/955/a-longer-deeper-look
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“‘Tangerinn’ meanders through scenes of childhood, London, and the present, much like how our minds are layered with selves.” In Asymptote Journal, Amber Ruth Paulen reviews Emanuela Anechoum’s newly translated novel, “Tangerinn” -
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How to Find Your Home: A Review of Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum - Asymptote Blog
Tangerinn is . . . a story of blooming beyond the social images and pressures that can get confused with a meaningful life.
https://www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/01/19/how-to-find-your-home-a-review-of-tangerinn-by-emanuela-anechoum/
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2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists announced -
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NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2025 - National Book Critics Circle
Frances FitzGerald to receive lifetime achievement award New York, NY (Tuesday, January 20)—Today, the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists in six categories – Autobiography, Biography...
https://www.bookcritics.org/2026/01/20/national-book-critics-circle-announces-finalists-for-publishing-year-2025/
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“Throughout the story, his characters’ meditations on courage are motivating and clear; near the end, they become downright transcendent.” In
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, Sam MacIlwaine reviews Gabriel Tallent’s new novel, “Crux” -
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Finally, a Novel That Captures the Soul of Climbing—and the Relentless Need to Be Great
'Crux' by Gabriel Tallent is a provocative dive into our sport that achieves what climbing memoirs cannot. Spoilers ahead.
https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/rock-climber-reviews-crux-by-gabriel-tallent/
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“Omission matters, Hanišová suggests, because the loss of language, and the inability to articulate an experience, stem from greater losses.” In
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, Katy Dycus reviews Viktorie Hanišová’s newly translated novel, “The Mushroom Gatherer” -
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“In Every Drawer, Memories Lurk”: Revisiting the Past in Viktorie Hanišová’s The Mushroom Gatherer - Words Without Borders
“Hanišová’s novel deals with the complicated space between one’s making and one’s own survival,” writes critic Katy Dycus.
https://wordswithoutborders.org/book-reviews/in-every-drawer-memories-lurk-revisiting-the-past-in-viktorie-hanisovas-the-mushroom-gatherer/
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“Bennett is the master of dilation, as small interactions blossom and distort in the narrator’s thoughts.” In
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, Gretchen Shirm reviews Claire-Louise Bennett’s new novel, “Big Kiss, Bye-Bye” -
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Claire-Louise Bennett’s fascinating journey into selfhood
The acclaimed author of Pond and Checkout 19 is considered one of the most inventive writers of contemporary fiction.
https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/claire-louise-bennett-s-new-novel-is-a-fascinating-journey-into-selfhood-20251230-p5nqrq.html
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“While each story holds up, a reader is most impressed by the various voices Jacobsen conjures to tell these stories.” In
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, John Loonam reviews Devin Jacobsen’s debut short story collection, “The Summer We Ate Off the China” -
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'The Summer We Ate Off the China' Is a Buffet of Varied Stories » PopMatters
Devin Jacobsen's The Summer We Ate Off the China is a varied collection of emotional stories that will leave one feeling satisfied.
https://www.popmatters.com/summer-we-ate-off-the-china
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“‘What remains?’ the book’s title asks. After emigration, after history, after death, exile, and transformation, what remains is life.” In
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, Michael Barron reviews Brais Lamela’s newly translated novel, “What Remains” -
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Not Exactly a Thesis | Los Angeles Review of Books
Brais Lamela explores fiction, history, and the slipperiness of the nonfiction novel in ‘What Remains,’ newly translated by Jacob Rogers.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/what-remains-lamela-review-autofiction/
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“The omniscience displayed at a couple of points in ‘Saraswati’ is intuitive knowledge on a startlingly grand scale, bursting the banks of any single consciousness.” In
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, Adam Mars-Jones reviews Gurnaik Johal’s debut novel, “Saraswati” -
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Adam Mars-Jones · ‘I’m not a radical, Dad’: Gurnaik Johal’s ‘Saraswati’
More than one variety of omniscience is on show in Saraswati. What is referred to as an omniscient narrator is usually...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n01/adam-mars-jones/i-m-not-a-radical-dad
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“Everywhere in this book, the non-human rules the page, it is the remaining connection, those who have always been.” In
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, Olga Mikolaivna reviews Anna Malihon’s newly translated poetry collection, “Girl with a Bullet” -
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The Return to Post Disaster: On Anna Malihon’s “Girl with a Bullet” - Cleveland Review of Books
Could a bullet be a language?
https://clereviewofbooks.com/anna-malihon-girl-with-a-bullet-olga-mikolaivna/
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“‘Scavengers’ has at its heart the compelling and timeless idea of the quest—for treasure, truth, material goods, comfort, enlightenment.” In Newcity, Amanda Norton reviews Kathleen Boland’s debut novel, “Scavengers” -
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“Scavengers” by Kathleen Boland: Think It, Say It, and Maybe It Will Be
“Scavengers” has at its heart the compelling and timeless idea of the quest—for treasure, truth, material goods, comfort, enlightenment.
https://lit.newcity.com/2026/01/12/scavengers-by-kathleen-boland-think-it-say-it-and-maybe-it-will-be/
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“The thread symbolizing human connection runs through all the stories in this collection” In
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, Kalpana Mohan reviews Razia Sajjad Zaheer’s newly translated story collection, “Darkness and Other Stories” -
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“Darkness and Other Stories” by Razia Sajjad Zaheer
Although Razia Sajjad Zaheer’s collection Darkness and Other Stories was written following India’s partition in 1947, it simmers with relevance today. Women still confront misogyny and sexism. They…
https://asianreviewofbooks.com/darkness-and-other-stories-by-razia-sajjad-zaheer/
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“While Tanaka’s roots can be traced to classic Surrealism, the worlds he creates are unlike any other.” In Rain Taxi, John Bradley reviews Yuki Tanaka’s debut poetry collection, “Chronicle of Drifting” -
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Chronicle of Drifting
To witness the power of the surreal to startle and delight, readers should open this debut poetry collection by Yuki Tanaka. Reviewed by John Bradley
https://raintaxi.com/chronicle-of-drifting/
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“You emerge suddenly hyperaware of the relationality of all things, of our inevitable place in the past and present of existence.” In
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, Molly B. Nash reviews Laura Restrepo’s newly translated novel, “Song of Ancient Lovers” -
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Reverberating Endlessly Into the Future: Laura Restrepo’s "Song of Ancient Lovers" - Chicago Review of Books
A true testament to the interconnectedness of time and space, Song of Ancient Lovers is a portal that takes you within and without mythic reality and historical conflict, ancient icons and modern medi...
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/05/reverberating-endlessly-into-the-future-laura-restrepos-song-of-ancient-lovers/
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“His view of the world is systematically cruel: it is merely the miserable stage for his triumph or failure.” In 4Columns, Reinaldo Laddaga reviews Karl Ove Knausgaard’s newly translated novel, “The School of Night” -
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The School of Night
https://4columns.org/laddaga-reinaldo/the-school-of-night
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“Is ‘Galápagos’ an angry novel? Perhaps it has every reason to be: Vélez’s unabashedly lucid writing shows us the dangers of keeping silent.” In The Masters Review, Zara Karschay reviews Fátima Vélez’s newly translated novel, “Galápagos” -
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Book Review: Galápagos by Fátima Vélez - The Masters Review
Just over ten years ago, the United Nations General Assembly on HIV set the year 2030 as a global target to end AIDS as a public health threat. What seemed a cautiously optimistic goal in 2015 seems e...
https://mastersreview.com/book-review-galapagos-by-fatima-velez/
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“The book’s tone is grim but leavened with flashes of humor, examples of the famous ‘Berliner Schnauze,’ coarse wit.” In On the Seawall, Dorian Stuber reviews Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s newly translated novel, “Berlin Shuffle” -
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Berlin Shuffle, a novel by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, translated from the German by Philip Boehm – On the Seawall
https://www.ronslate.com/berlin-shuffle-a-novel-by-ulrich-alexander-boschwitz-translated-from-the-german-by-philip-boehm/
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“This interlacing of tones bestows the collection with tremendous richness and attests to the writer’s versability.” In
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, Irene Marques reviews Olinda Beja’s newly translated story collection, “The Shepherd’s House” -
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All the Sublime and Not So Sublime Tales That Make Us: Olinda Beja’s The Shepherd’s House, by Irene Marques
Irene Marques reviews Olinda Beja’s story collection “The Shepherd’s House,” published in 2025 by Arquipélago Press.
https://worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/book-reviews/all-sublime-and-not-so-sublime-tales-make-us-olinda-bejas-shepherds-house-irene
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“The message is obscure, the details half-memorable, but the chill of the fog remains.” In
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, Noelle McManus reviews Daniele del Giudici’s newly translated novel, “A Fictional Inquiry” -
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A Fictional Inquiry – Necessary Fiction
https://necessaryfiction.com/reviews/a-fictional-inquiry/
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“From the outset, the reader knows things are going to end very darkly indeed, and any summary can only scrape the surface of this majestic book.” In
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, Stuart Kelly reviews Mark Z. Danielewski’s new novel, “Tom’s Crossing” -
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A supernatural western: Tom’s Crossing, by Mark Z. Danielowski, reviewed
Mark Z. Danielewski is best known for his House of Leaves, a typographically delirious horror novel about a manuscript written by a blind man describing a film which showed an impossible house. It see...
https://spectator.com/article/a-supernatural-western-toms-crossing-by-mark-z-danielowski-reviewed/
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“These poems pour liquid bias and powdered syntax into the container of the page so that language begins to sprawl like a science fair volcano.” In
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, a.Monti reviews Liesl Ujvary’s newly translated poetry collection, “Good & Safe” -
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Good & Safe – Liesl Ujvary
[World Poetry Books; 2025] Tr. from the German by Ann Cotten and Anna-Isabela Dinwoodie On the nine-hour train ride back to Berlin from Vienna, a young man takes the seat next to me. He asks whether I...
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“Chung’s empathy is infectious and extends not just to the collection’s victims, but even to many of its ghosts.” In
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Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories | 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.
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“Though ‘Analog Days’ reads from time to time like generic autofiction, it steers clear of the genre’s fixation on the figure of the author.” In
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Remembering Analogically: Analog Days by Damion Searls – ZYZZYVA
One day in June, the narrator of Damion Searls’s debut novella, Analog Days (120 pages; Coffee House Press), steps away from the narrative, allowing
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“He doesn’t know what’s ahead, but he knows what’s behind hasn’t felt right for a long time.” In
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Ben Markovits’ ‘The Rest of Our Lives’ dissects the perils of playing it safe
Ben Markovits’ Booker-short-listed novel “The Rest of Our Lives” follows a man on a road trip that becomes a reckoning with privilege, passivity and the life he never lived.
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“Gagńe’s writing style is heavily engaged in the senses.” In
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Kenna Clifford reviews Horsefly, by Mirielle Gagńe (translated by Pablo
Kenna Clifford reviews Horsefly, by Mirielle Gagńe (translated by Pablo Strauss) (Toronto: Coach House, 2025) $24.95 / 9781552454992
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“Reading the work that Howe has produced over the past half century, one marvels at the consistency and depth of her inquiry.” In
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Ange Mlinko · Scattered Alphabet: On Susan Howe
Reading the work that Susan Howe has produced over the past half century, one marvels at the consistency and depth of...
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“This feeling of being lost, in-between, permeates many of these stories.” In
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Traitorous Magic in Garro's "The Week of Colors" - Chicago Review of Books
Elena Garro wrote among the milieu of Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, and Gabriel García Márquez. An early crucial figure in the then-burgeoning genre of magical realism, her works have gone u...
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