‘Event Horizon’ by Balsam Karam and ‘Coup de Grâce’ by Marguerite Yourcenar—Review #288

'Yes, memory. Without that, time would be unarmed against us.'—Review #289

‘The Wallcreeper’ by Nell Zink and 'Ruins, Child’ by Giada Scodellaro—Review #290

'Permafrost' by Eva Baltasar, 'This is Not Miami' by Fernanda Melchor and 'Quo Vadis, Baby?' by Grazia Verasani—Review #286

'Nothing can wilt it, nothing wither it, this charming flower is called memory.'—Review #287

'I never swam the Channel or had twins or wrote a play or murdered a rival. I have just lived quietly, year after year, on Scotch and kisses.'—Review #285

'I'm indulging myself and I won't let anyone tell me I can't afford to. Of course I can and you know it. This is between me and me!'—Review #284

'Somebody's gonna settle it up and get that land. Suppose we got there first.'—Review #281

'I want you to become interested in something you can do your whole life.'—Review #282

'Any need to explain the sources of that fear vanished with the fear; what I was left with was, at last, acceptance of him as he was.'—Review #280

We're celebrating our first decade with memories, merch and more!

'Somebody's gonna settle it up and get that land. Suppose we got there first.'—Review #281

'Somebody's gonna settle it up and get that land. Suppose we got there first.'—Review #281

'Somebody's gonna settle it up and get that land. Suppose we got there first.'—Review #281

We're celebrating our first decade with memories, merch and more!

We're celebrating our first decade with memories, merch and more!

'Any need to explain the sources of that fear vanished with the fear; what I was left with was, at last, acceptance of him as he was.'—Review #280

'Peter Hujar's Day' by Linda Rosenkrantz, 'SS Proleterka' by Fleur Jaeggy and 'Tori Amos Bootleg Webring' by Megan Milks

'Quiet desperation is another name for the human condition.'—Review #278

The first time I visited Green River Cemetery in East Hampton, New York, I had already read Ann Rower’s wonderful book Lee and Elaine. I was prepared to see the resting places of Elaine de Kooning,…

'When lost sit down and yell.'—Review #273

'Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!'—Review #272

'Perhaps that's what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?'—Review #274

'They would always view each other from two sides of an abyss, narrow but deep, deep.'—Review #275

'When lost sit down and yell.'—Review #273

'When lost sit down and yell.'—Review #273

'Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!'—Review #272

'And no more dreams; I take what I can get when I can get it, and worry about nothing else.'—Review #271

Our annual Books on GIFt guide features books by Solvej Balle, Percival Everett and Colson Whitehead, as well as indie presses and bookstores where you can buy them.

'Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!'—Review #272

Our annual Books on GIFt guide features books by Solvej Balle, Percival Everett and Colson Whitehead, as well as indie presses and bookstores where you can buy them.

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'An alphabet, like a life, is a finite set of shapes. With it, one can produce almost anything.'—Review #270

'And no more dreams; I take what I can get when I can get it, and worry about nothing else.'—Review #271

'And no more dreams; I take what I can get when I can get it, and worry about nothing else.'—Review #271

'An alphabet, like a life, is a finite set of shapes. With it, one can produce almost anything.'—Review #270