The 14 best books for escapism
We might say this every year, but this winter really does feel as though it is going on ad infinitum. This, combined with the small matter of world...
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Olga Tokarczuk’s New Rules for Realism
Olga Tokarczuk’s new rules for realism. In The Empusium, the Polish novelist’s first novel since her Nobel, she pays homage to Thomas Mann in...
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Vigdis Hjorth and the Novel of Ugly Love
In If Only, the Norwegian novelist distills a story of romance into all its private discomfort and claustrophobia. Its intense ambivalence in regards...
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Min Jin Lee’s Indelible Twentieth-Century Women
In “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee’s best-selling début novel, the protagonist, Casey Han, is the ambitious daughter of Korean...
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The best new books to read in March 2025
If you are looking for a great new book, then you are in the right place. Choosing your next read can sometimes feel like an impossible task,...
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