November seems to be a very popular time for themed cultural events, ranging from German Lit Month (which focus on books originally written in the German language) and #Noirvember (a tradition of w…

Elkin situates the diaries of Alix Roubaud and Susan Sontag alongside their creative work. A new reckoning of the personal and political.

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First published in Hungarian in 1987 and translated into English by Len Rix in 2005, The Door is the third book I’ve read by Magda Szabó, and it’s very much of a piece with Iza’s Ballad and Katalin…

I’ve long been a fan of Samantha Harvey’s work, from the structurally fascinating novel The Western Wind to the luminous meditation on insomnia The Shapeless Unease. Harvey’s latest book – the...