Books
Ruth Lepson’s method in these poems is to encourage us listen as carefully as she does.
Read More“Even in a terrain as epic and mythic and exotic as the Sahara, you cannot run away from the weight of your past.”
Read MoreWhat’s most interesting about And Again is precisely what gets the least narrative attention.
Read MoreFighting God is logically argued, lucid, and makes a powerful case for a more secular nation.
Read MoreM. T. Anderson writes with a compellingly dark tone and a keen eye for characterization worthy of adult readership.
Read MoreWhenever there is a choice to be made between meaning and melody, the translator tends to opt for the latter.
Read MoreThis novel about Thomas Hardy becomes not only the story of an odd triangle, but also a meditation on the nature of art.
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