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Ishiguro et al.

I'm currently reading Klara and the Sun, and I can't shake off the feeling that the narrator is like a good diligent schoolgirl relating in the first person the content of someone else's diary. I don't deny it might be appropriate given the context, although it's a bit frustrating when you see that the narrator […]

The Winner of the $100,000 Giller Prize has Been Announced

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Giller Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in Canada, and it has the largest cash prize: $100,000 for the winner and $10,000 for shortlisted authors. It recognizes outstanding fiction by a Canadian author published […]

A Memoir of a Beloved Trans Activist, Author, and Artist

Faltas by Cecilia Gentili CW: rape, child abuse The subtitle of this memoir-in-letters is “Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist” and it perfectly captures Gentili’s unique tone. This is absolutely a heavy book. It’s about rape and sexual abuse and ongoing trauma. It’s also hilarious and juicy, full of campy humor, […]

Yes, Y’all Are Wrong About Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand is a talented writer and the most fair criticisms of her work boil down to being derivative of Nietzche and verbose. Although she's famous as a writer my favorite thing from her isn't novel but an interview where she talks about her husband. Rand was married to a struggling painter and the primary […]