A Bookshop in Berlin, by Françoise Frenkel

Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano explains in the preface to A Bookshop in Berlin that the memoir was written shortly … More

The Sacrament, by Olaf Olafsson

Trigger warning for references to child abuse. Sister Johanna Marie is one of the most reluctant investigators I’ve ever read … More

Marie NDiaye’s The Cheffe (translated beautifully by Jordan Stump) is billed as “a chef’s novel” but it is not a … More

Stefan Zweig’s writing seems to be everywhere since The Grand Budapest Hotel came out. Zweig was an essayist, journalist, and … More

The adventures of Robert Canderelli Weekes continue in The Philosopher’s War, by Tom Miller, sequel to The Philosopher’s Flight. After … More

Few things can tempt like money. Money makes life easier. It removes all our worries about our future security and … More

The Silent Era of film has always attracted me. I love stories set around the myriad innovations that were needed … More

While there are no right answers to the question: what are stories for? There are some answers that are more … More

As the title hints, a lot of Ays̨egül Savas̨’s Walking on the Ceiling takes place on walks. As a child, … More

It’s a remarkable coincidence that I finished reading The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down not too long before … More