We were introduced in 2001, when an English reading friend recommended her novel Angel to me, which I read in a single day. It immediately seemed like one of those books with which I'd always been familiar. And its author was secured on my Must Read Everything list. Inside my
Random House, 1991 Hjalmar Söderberg's Doctor Glas (1905) Trans. Paul Britten Austin Intro. Margaret Atwood Readers are introduced to Doctor Glas via his diary, with his chatter about the weather. From its opening sentences, you'd never guess at the controversy incited by this novel. It's June 12th. There's
Last year, I rekindled my affair with the city that I live in. (As other aspects of life got busier, I had started to take it for granted.) But books and exploring? They don't always mix. While I was doing a lot of walking and riding and commuting from one side
You've probably already seen the list, but have you started to make reading plans? Here's the announcement (it's bookishly funny) and then you can buy the books at a discount from Powell's (because who can resist shopping indie, let alone at a discount). Patrick deWitt, The Sisters Brothers Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding
Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo's Roseanna (1967) Trans. Lois Roth Intro. Henning Mankell (2006) In the first book group I ever joined, all the women were abuzz with talk of this mystery series. I can't believe it's taken me this long to be officially introduced to Martin Beck. In turn, it takes
