'The Quarter' by Naguib Mahfouz is a lovingly executed and as artistic collection of short stories as you're liable to read anywhere.
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Book Review: ‘Season of Fury and Wonder’ by Sharon Butala
In 'Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala we meet a remarkable collection of women who are determined to control their own destiny in spite of circumstances and family
Read More »Book Review: ‘Lagos Noir’ Edited by Chris Abani
'Lagos Noir' from editor Chris Abani may not be the book the Nigerian tourist industry wants you to read as an inducement to come visit their country, but it sure is a lot of fun to read.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Beautiful Days’ by Joyce Carol Oates
In 'Beautiful Days,' Joyce Carol Oates turns ordinary tales into cautionary ones
Read More »Book Review: ‘Nest in the Bones’ by Antonio Di Benedetto
The collection of short stories 'Nest in the Bones' by Antonia Di Benedetto is the perfect introduction to the work one of the great writers of the 20th century whose work is finally being translated into English.
Read More »Book Review: ‘My Katherine Mansfield Project’ by Kirsty Gunn
Like Mansfield who knew that loveliness may quickly shift into the chaos of a dark familiar plunge into the abyss, so too does Gunn recognize that any inviolate home anywhere is “just beyond” her “reach.”
Read More »Music Review: Daniel Grinberg – ‘Short Stories’
‘Short Stories’ creates an emotionally rich auditory experience without heading either into preaching or depressing territories.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher’ by Hilary Mantel
“The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher” may not be Wolf Hall, but what is?
Read More »Book Review: ‘Detroit Is Our Beat: Tales of the Four Horsemen’ by Loren D. Estleman
Not only are the stories in Detroit Is Our Beat well written, they will keep you guessing and often surprise you at the end.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Red Cavalry’ by Isaac Babel
Pushkin Press has issued a new edition of 'Red Cavalry,' Isaac Babel's Russian short stories, originally published in 1926 paint a unique picture of time and place.
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