POETRY MONTH: Produce Poetry Or Die. by Narada Voux Sanders
realising i read poetry looking for poets, not poems
realising i read poetry looking for poets, not poems
a pre-release post on a novella about Russian conscripts
two new books from Jarett Kobek about CRIME CRIME CRIME
a week off work begins with a great contemporary novel
big post on privilege, re-wilding, ageing; a phenomenal read
a solid contemporary novel
a truly phenomenal novel but Scotty still depressed
an essential contemporary memoir
very very very good novella from 2016
a solid, if unambitious, novel from a major contemporary voice
great playful (tho violent!) contemporary Nigerian novel
a fantastic contemporary novella
a little bit of Vitamin D…
death, dying, dead
near death experiences in a bad blog post
mainstream literary fiction that I very nearly love
my thoughts on literature and class
Colson Whitehead’s intriguing, if imperfect, debut
three split narratives, one of which confused me…
a book about modern love i.e. travel and drugs and sex with a horse
love love love love love… and books
short blog on a goldsmiths short
im blue abadadee abadie
A British woman considers the life of her Rwandan husband and his country.
Great book, plus lots about why I didn’t win the award I was shortlisted for.
A good novel about regret and running away
drowning in sobriety like I used to drown in booze; even sublime prose can’t hoist me happy
Pond is great, but like My Chemical Romance, I’m Not OK.
We need to talk about how you wouldn’t get a literary novelist called Kevin in England
books on race loved by the privileged make me nervous
some contemporary literary fiction about scotland
Off the booze (again), I enjoy a book but despair of life.
Max Porter Works In Publishing
This dystopian novel feels a bit too 2016…
pleasure is a lightening bolt that leaves no trace
A short story collection, and my first experience of an eBook.
Absolutely knock out novel about the gay bro scene.
Experimental late 20th century short fiction.
A collection of short fiction inspired by photography.
Can I write about writing about race without discussing race? No.
David bloody Foster bloody Wallace…
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