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I loved Yuko Tsushima's WOMAN RUNNING IN THE MOUNTAINS - a stunning, haunting novel of single motherhood, alienation, loneliness, and light. Highly recommended!
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Translated from the Japanese by Geraldine Harcourt.
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WOMAN RUNNING IN THE MOUNTAINS by Yuko Tsushima. Translated by Geraldine Harcourt. NYRB Classics.
August 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I loved Ursula Parrott's EX-WIFE - a wonderful novel on marriage, relationships, freedom & independence, perfectly capturing the spirit of 1920s New York complete with cocktails, nightclubs, speakeasies, Harlem dance halls and more.
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EX-WIFE by Ursula Parrott. McNally Editions.
March 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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I loved Molly Keane's brilliant, dark, sad novel, GOOD BEHAVIOUR. Must read more of her books!
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Good Behaviour – Molly Keane
My fascination with early 20th century women writers continues. Just last week, I wrote about The Great Fortune, the first book in Olivia Manning’s stellar The Balkan Trilogy. Earlier this year, I …
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April 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Another recommendation for #WITMonth. Maylis de Kerangal's EASTBOUND - a stunning, suspenseful, adrenaline-charged novella about an unlikely pair on the run. Translated from French by Jessica Moore. #BlogArchives
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EASTBOUND by Maylis de Kerangal. Translated by Jessica Moore. The edition on the left is by Archipelago Books, on the right by Les Fugitives.
August 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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I loved TWO SHERPAS by Sebastián Martínez Daniell, a wonderful novel on the mystery of the majestic Mount Everest, mountaineering, ambition, and colonialism. Translated by Jennifer Croft. #BlogArchives
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TWO SHERPAS by Sebastián Martínez Daniell. Translated by Jennifer Croft. Published by Charco Press.
October 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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"A hollow melancholy enveloped her with an unmerciful darkness she could not escape."

I loved Tove Ditlevsen's bleak but powerful THE TROUBLE WITH HAPPINESS; intense short stories that explore love, marriage, family, & mental illness.
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THE TROUBLE WITH HAPPINESS AND OTHER STORIES by Tove Ditlevsen. Translated from the Danish by Michael Favala Goldman. Penguin Classics.
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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I loved Elizabeth Jane Howard's FALLING - a dark, unsettling, incredibly immersive tale of deception, loneliness, control, and erosion of trust. I must read more EJH!
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Falling – Elizabeth Jane Howard
I am gradually making my way through Elizabeth Jane Howard’s novels, she is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors. I loved The Cazalet Chronicles, they were perfect comfort reading during a …
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May 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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I loved AUTUMN ROUNDS by Jacques Poulin - a subtle, beguiling novel about books and nature, a meditation on forming connections and finding love late in life.
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AUTUMN ROUNDS by Jacques Poulin. Translated from the French by Sheila Fischman. Published by Archipelago Books.
September 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I loved Barbara Pym's CRAMPTON HODNET, a delightful comedy about marriage and relationships set in North Oxford. #BlogArchives
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Crampton Hodnet – Barbara Pym
I love Barbara Pym, there is some modicum of comfort to be found in those unique slices of village life that she recreates and I have greatly enjoyed her novels, Excellent Women, Some Tame Gazelle,…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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A #WITMonth recommendation. Eileen Chang's LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY - a beautiful, melancholic, elegantly written collection of novellas offering a fascinating glimpse of life in 1930s/40s Hong Kong & Shanghai. Tr. by Karen S. Kingsbury. #BlogArchives
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LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY by Eileen Chang. Translated by Karen S. Kingsbury and Eileen Chang.
August 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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#BlogArchives My post on YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN. Dorothy Baker writes wonderfully about music, jazz, ambition, and male friendship.
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Young Man with a Horn – Dorothy Baker
I’m enjoying the #NYRBWomen23 reading project this year, hosted by Kim McNeill, and have read a couple of wonderful novels as a result – Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing Trumpet and Vicki Baum’s Gr…
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October 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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On Friday the 13th today, sharing my post on TWICE LOST by Phyllis Paul - a wonderfully odd and atmospheric novel of deception and manipulation, steeped in gothic vibes.
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Twice Lost – Phyllis Paul
I have read some wonderful books published by McNally Editions so far such as Han Suyin’s Winter Love, Maxine Clair’s Rattlebone, Ursula Parrott’s Ex-Wife, and Lion Feuchtwanger’s The Oppermanns, a…
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February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Blog flashback: My piece on THE WOMAN WHO BORROWED MEMORIES, Tove Jansson’s sublime stories on art, creativity, nature, solitude, and relationships. Translated by Teal & Mazzarella.
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The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories – Tove Jansson (tr. Thomas Teal & Silvester Mazzarella)
Earlier this year, Unburied Books (a podcast that discusses NYRB Classics) held the NYRB Champion competition on Twitter where readers had to vote for their favourite authors in a slew of match-ups…
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June 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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I loved Vivek Shanbhag's GHACHAR GHOCHAR - a smartly written, unsettling novella on family politics, egos and the evils of money. An apt portrayal of middle class urban India. Translated by Srinath Perur. #BlogArchives
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Ghachar Ghochar – Vivek Shanbhag (tr. Srinath Perur)
My late maternal grandmother married quite young, at the tender age of eighteen. In those days she had no choice. Her father died at a young age, she was the only child, and living with her mother …
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January 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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"We can ask & ask but we can’t have again what once seemed ours for ever – the way things looked, that church alone in the fields, a bed on a belfry floor, a remembered voice, the touch of a hand, a loved face. They’ve gone & you can only wait for the pain to pass."

A book I adored! #BlogArchives
A Month in the Country – J. L. Carr
A Month in the Country had been getting so many rave reviews over the years, that I can’t believe it took me so long to get to it. It is as fabulous as everyone said it was. A Month in the Co…
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August 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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A strange, sinister, spooky recommendation for #Halloween. GREAT FEAR ON THE MOUNTAIN by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz. Translated by Bill Johnston.
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Great Fear on the Mountain – Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (tr. Bill Johnston)
Last year, I compiled a list of some favourite titles published by Archipelago Books featuring authors such as Tarjei Vesaas, Hanne Ørstavik, Tomás González, Willem Frederik Hermans, et al, and to …
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October 31, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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THE DEATH OF A BEEKEEPER by Lars Gustafsson is a wonderful, introspective novel on pain, terminal illness, and the meaning of life. Translated from the Swedish by Janet K. Swaffar & Gutram H. Weber. From my #BlogArchives exactly a year ago:
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The Death of a Beekeeper – Lars Gustafsson (tr. Janet K. Swaffar & Gutram H. Weber)
Last year, I discovered, read, and loved A Tiler’s Afternoon by Lars Gustafsson, and it went on to become one of my favourite books of the year. Unsurprisingly, I wanted to read more of his work, b…
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September 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Another from the #BlogArchives exactly three years ago. Elizabeth Taylor's stunning, beautifully crafted collection of short stories, THE DEVASTATING BOYS.
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The Devastating Boys – Elizabeth Taylor
I have read and loved several of Elizabeth Taylor’s novels – A Game of Hide and Seek, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, A Wreath of Roses, The Soul of Kindness, and A View of the Harbour – but The Deva…
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September 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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From the #BlogArchives, my post on THE WAX CHILD by Olga Ravn - a dark, haunting novella of witchcraft and witch hunts, power and misogyny, and how women are scapegoated. Translated by Martin Aitken and longlisted for the International Booker Prize.
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The Wax Child – Olga Ravn (tr. Martin Aitken)
Olga Ravn created a stir with the publication of her novella, The Employees, in 2020, which was subsequently shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize. I’ve yet to read it, but the latest…
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March 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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I loved this radical, powerful collection of essays by Emilie Pine touching upon topics such as caring for an alcoholic parent and the crippling grief of infertility. #BlogArchives #NotesToSelf
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Notes to Self – Emilie Pine
While looking at my reading habits over the last few years, I realize I haven’t read too many essay collections (something I need to correct), but I have been quite impressed with the ones I have –…
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October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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For #Halloween, NIGHTMARE ALLEY by William Lindsay Gresham is great - a dark, wild novel of crooks and carny geeks, tarot cards, and bizarre spiritualism. #BlogArchives
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Nightmare Alley – William Lindsay Gresham
Nightmare Alley had been languishing on my shelves for a while and only came to my attention because of its recent film adaptation by Guillermo del Toro starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Ton…
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October 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Have you heard this song? It's sort of an homage to the Scott NcKenzie song, but it features Margaret Cho in the video, along with some locally famous SF scenesters c. 2010. www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives...
San Francisco by Jill Sobule (and Margaret Cho) - Violet Blue ® | Open Source Sex
It’s finally out! Remember a while back when Margaret Cho invaded my house and shot a music video with me? Now San Francisco by Jill Sobule is live (above), and it includes not only Jill Sobule and Ma...
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June 16, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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August 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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When you get linked by @tinynibbles and you don't know who to tell, so you tell everyone :)
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Sex News: Stormy Daniels goes to war, FOSTA censorship begins, the male pill, and much more
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November 26, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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OMG @violetblue linked to me. 😬

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Sex Blog Roundup - Violet Blue ® | Open Source Sex
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November 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM