Fiction
Jesse Ball – The Repeat Room (2024)
In this frightening society of interchangeable robes, telescreens and plastic trays, much of the writing lands with the potency of a punch in the stomach.
Fiction
Samantha Harvey – Orbital (2023)
Writing that feels like it glitters and levitates.
Fiction
Claire-Louise Bennett – Pond (2015)
“In solitude, you don’t need to make an impression on the world, so the world has some opportunity to make an impression on you.”
Fiction
Miranda July – All Fours (2024)
Here we are, witnessing a masterful and unstoppable artist perfecting her craft.
Fiction
Paul Auster – The New York Trilogy (1987)
If Baumgartner was his latest effort, I wondered, what had the polished diamond looked like when it still was rough?
Fiction
Miranda July – The First Bad Man (2015)
Peculiar, hilarious, disturbing and even ridiculous—but, incredibly engrossing.
Fiction
Paul Lynch – Prophet Song (2023)
Relentless and unforgiving; a whirlwind of a novel about a country on the brink of totalitarianism.
Fiction
Jo Ann Beard – Cheri (2023)
An elegant yet devastating novella in which Beard, somehow, makes the weight of it all feel bearable.
Fiction
Deborah Levy – August Blue (2023)
A beautiful and atmospheric novel about a contemplative concert pianist.
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Olga Tokarczuk – Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (2018)
An eerie murder mystery, dark feminist comedy, and a refreshing take on vegetarianism, all packed into one
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Natalia Ginzburg – The Dry Heart (1947)
A compact book, brilliantly subdued in its anger.
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Mieko Kawakami – All The Lovers In The Night (2022)
A calm and gentle treasure.