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Discoveries: Friedrich Delius
She tries to make sense of the war and its reasons, and cannot.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Discoveries: Tupelo Hassman
Girlchild is told in many voices: Rory’s diary entries, social worker notes, letters, arrest records,
After the Liberation
It is time, after all, and not White himself that has transformed so drastically.
Sharp Tongues
Megan Abbott possesses one of the most lyrical voices in all of noir.
No One Remembers You At All
Hollinghurst’s objective is actually a wry, subversive critique of memorialization.
King of the Losers
Doyle captures perfectly a barfly’s manic account of events (both profound and mundane) in the life of Pete, his car, and his dog, Lester.
Being Boring
The novel — what we have of it anyway — challenges us to pay attention with a selflessness that allows the world to "blaze in an almost sacred way."
Deceptively Simple
Like her earlier works, Bad Marie is human, deeply-felt, delightfully well-honed, and though stylized, stops short of quirkiness for quirkiness’ sake.
A Cup of Tea
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