Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lucio Cardoso [Biographical Note]
The pub date for Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lúcio Cardoso, which is translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson, with a biographical note from Ben Moser officially came out on Tuesday, December 13th. To celebrate the release of this Brazilian masterpiece, we’ll be running a series ...
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The Post Office Brings Squeals of Joy
All four galleys arrived today, and every single book I was planning on reading has been pushed aside for the moment . . . (ONE COMPLAINT: There is really no reason whatsoever to include a quote from J-Franz on the front of Near to the Wild Heart. I saw that and threw up a little bit in my mouth, especially considering ...
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PEN Reads . . . "The Hour of the Star"
This is pretty cool. Starting this month, PEN America is launching PEN Reads an online reading group allowing readers and authors to interact. And being PEN, they’re also going to include essays and commentary from prominent world authors, scholars, etc., etc. The first book in the program is Clarice ...
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