Thanks, Rohan! Iām also glad you heard me say how much I love your collection.
I loved this episode! I don't tend to pick up essay collections but all of the ones they highlighted sound amazing. (I was also so happy to know Trevor is enjoying my own little book of essays about George Eliot! š )
Essays! From nature writing, to reviews and criticism, to personal reflections and familiar essays, this form offers something for everyone. In this episode, @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I share our thoughts and our go-to varieties and favorite examples. open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
This weekās episode is all about essays!
This is a fantastic write-up, John. Iāve found her books maddening, but I canāt help but be interested because she is doing something I donāt see elsewhere, making me think itās likely just me :-)
"Bodily suffering is central to Hanās work: when she was writing The Vegetarian she had arthritis in her hands so severe that she had to type the last part holding two pens upside down to hammer away at the keys." Me on the best - and worst - of Nobel laureate Han Kang:
At 53, the South Korean writer is the youngest recipient of the award in almost 40 years
Okay, this was a strange experience! I hope readers will share their thoughts! I enjoyed The House on the Strand, but Iām not quite sure I know what to make of it! mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2024...
The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier (1969) Virago Books (2016) 352 pp Two of my goals aligned this year: first, to read something by Daphne du Maurier; second, to read a time travel book fo...
This weekend @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I will be talking to Mark for our next podcast episode!
What a pleasure to write about one of my favorite books of the year! Mark Haberās Lesser Ruins is out today from Coffee House Press! mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2024...
Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber (2024) Coffee House Press (2024) 278 pp On the strength of his two prior novels -- Reinhardt's Garden and Saint Sebastian's Abyss -- Mark Haber became one of my all-time f...
Essays! From nature writing, to reviews and criticism, to personal reflections and familiar essays, this form offers something for everyone. In this episode, @bibliopaul.bsky.socialopen.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
This weekās episode is all about essays!
In this weekās podcast we talk about our ābenchwarmerā books, those books that are always in the lineup, ready to be read next, but somehow always get passed over. Why do we do this? What books are our perpetual benchwarmers? It was a fun conversation! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...
