Bucak, Irving, Lahiri, Ndiaye, and Towles Appealing to a variety of reading tastes: Trendy Translations, Honed and Haunting Trying something a little different with the Quarterly format. For most of the collections, I’ll summarise them in five sentences, followed by a quotation. Except for
My reading this year has a different rhythm. Some year-long projects require only a few pages of reading each week, a chapter maybe. In contrast, reading for work requires bursting through backlists in a week or two. In between, some books have sprawled in that territory between lackadaisical and
Kaggsy and Lizzy are hosting this event for the fourth January February (thanks, Reese!) here’s a snapshot of the independently published books I’m reading right now. The first two I ordered from ig Publishing back in December, but there were issues with shipping (coming across the border from the United
Barrett, Campbell, Engel, Kolluri and Watts Short Stories in July, August and September Whether drawn from a prizelist or discovered via happenstance, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to one favourite writer and also explored four new-to-me story writers.
Akpan, MacLeod, Muñoz, Savaş, Talty and Tamayose Short Stories in April, May and June 2023 Whether in a dedicated collection or a magazine, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to two favourite writers and also explored four new-to-me story writers.
