Credit…Nicolas Ortega THE SEQUEL, by Jean Hanff Korelitz In 2021, Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel “The Plot” earned exactly the kind of acclaim the characters in her book — aspiring writers — yearned for: It became a best seller, was hailed as “insanely readable” by Stephen King and is being adapted into a limited series starring […]
Books Local fiction: Walks with his pups, Gaston and Baudelaire, were a great way to research the novel, which is sometimes told from a pooch’s perspective. The Minnesota Star Tribune Pete Hautman (Joseph Hautman/Candlewick) You can trace Pete Hautman’s “Answers to Dog” back to his childhood love of classics such as Jack London’s “Call of […]
Photo by Salah Ait Mokhtar on Unsplash When people strive for a Dickie Greenleaf summer—whether wearing bowler shirts, behaving petulantly, or just generally being in Italy—I always want to ask, do they remember how that ended for him? In Craig Willse’s debut novel, Providence , Dickie’s demise is part of the canon. The novel tells […]
The photos in Ernaux and Marie’s book attest to love’s urgency while also suggesting its eventual devastation. THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY , by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie. Translated by Alison L. Strayer. Men have repeatedly lectured me about Annie Ernaux. “You must read ‘ The Years ,’” a date once told me, responding to […]
