I'm a Fan
The unnamed narrator of Sheena Patel’s edgy novel I’m a Fan is a woman of color and a stalker. Although she lives with her doting boyfriend, the writer is having an affair... Read More
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In Nathacha Appanah’s luminous novel "The Sky above the Roof", a teenager’s impulsive, confused actions lead to his imprisonment. Formidable, intense Phoenix was forced to... Read More
Cobbling together the story of a place from local lore, fairy tale remnants, and natural memories, Irene Solà’s novel "When I Sing, Mountains Dance" is intoxicating.... Read More
Lars Petter Sveen’s "Children of God", translated by Guy Puzey, collects stories featuring the New Testament’s marginal people. On the edge of the Roman empire, a place... Read More
Bernardo Atxaga’s "Nevada Days" novelizes the author’s writer’s residency in Reno, Nevada. In it, he relocates from Spain with his wife and two daughters for the spot,... Read More
Good poets seem to recognize that what makes them good is what annoys them most about themselves. Damn the constant chatter—enough already!—but yes, admittedly, there’s... Read More
A quietly luminous narrative follows five displaced children and reimagines the notion of family. In Gaute Heivoll’s "Across the China Sea", a son returns to his childhood... Read More
Subtle hints of German folklore run through this layered family saga. "Almost Everything Very Fast", German novelist Christopher Kloeble’s first book to appear in English,... Read More
These seventeen exceptionally well-written essays explain that an unprecedented explosion of data injures the restorative nature of certain important ways of thinking. Sven... Read More
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