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WHO WILL RUN THE FROG HOSPITAL by Lorrie Moore >> I was weirdly nervous about doing this book justice. I like to think I did!

84 CHARING CROSS ROAD >> Want to feel inspired? Want to look at this charming 1970 classic in a whole new way?? Listen in!

LAZAR by Nelio Biedermann >> I finished this one and had some THOUGHTS.

BLUETS by Maggie Nelson >> I haven't pored over a text this intently in a looong time.

YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke >> Wondering about the ending? Or what really happened in during the assault scene?? Tune in!

THE BLUE FLOWER by Penelope Fitzgerald >> I'm not sure even Novalis himself (the 18th-century poet/philosopher protagonist of this novel) could fully appreciate THIS LEVEL OF LITERARY GENIUS.

WASHINGTON SQUARE by Henry James >> Comedy of Errors? Realist novel? Feminist treatise? Patriarchy crusher??

CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN by Sayaka Murata >> I returned to this one in the name of satire but came away with so much more.

Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman serves as a lens for examining societal expectations of conformity, gender roles, and the definition of a "normal" life. The protagonist, Keiko, finds profound fulfillment and identity as a "cog" within the rigid structure of a convenience store, challenging the assumption that s...

TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner >> Almost never do I finish a book and wonder what on earth I'll say about it.

PNIN by Vladimir Nabokov >> This is exactly why Nabokov might be my favorite writer of all time.

KIN by Tayari Jones >> How on earth did I not read An American Marriage??

KIN by Tayari Jones >> How on earth did I not read An American Marriage??

NEAR TO THE WILD HEART by Clarice Lispector >> It is ABOUT TIME we took a close look at this Brazilian genius.

VIGIL >> Whether you loved this--or wish you loved it a little more--this talk is for you.

VIGIL by George Saunders >> Whether you loved this--or wish you loved it a little more--this talk is for you.

VIGIL by George Saunders >> Whether you loved Vigil--or wish you loved it a little more--this talk is for you.

NOW I SURRENDER by Álvaro Enrigue >> Even if "alt-western" doesn't pull you right in, this one is seriously worth your while..

DUBLINERS by James Joyce >> How else should anyone celebrate March 17?

"DANCE IN AMERICA" by Lorrie Moore >> How on EARTH did it take this long for us to do a Moore episode??

STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL by Charlotte Wood >> Wow does this novel reward some close reading. Wood is a genius!