For the latest issue of my bookish newsletter, I wanted to tell a tale about the sea, its eternal mutability and mysterious force. Two books that helped me do it were Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima and To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Read here: jelistrop.substack.com/p/a-stiff-bo...

Latest bookish treasures from Paris 💚

Some of the most memorable books this year that wove themselves into my imagination and writing, making my 2024 a slightly surreal adventure. More thoughts coming soon to jelistrop.substack.com | (@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social + @dorothyproject.bsky.social seen below)

Reading Norah Lange is a singular experience—often, I wish she were more widely read and recognized not as "Borges’s muse" but as a brilliant writer in her own right. I wrote about Notes from Childhood by Lange (published by @andotherstories.bsky.social) and its uniqueness: bit.ly/3Zu7Map

Last year, I interviewed my beloved author Amina Cain. Her writing is a space of clarity and beauty; it's also an experimental ground where things borrowed from other mediums can be tested. I was thrilled to invite her to discuss her writing process. Read here: bit.ly/4eOcQut