Review: Suspended Sentences by Patrick Modiano
I received an advanced review copy of this book from Yale University Press through NetGalley. This book is the compilation of three French novellas that have been translated into English by Mark...
View ArticleReview: The Widow Smalls and Other Stories by Jamie Lisa Forbes
Today I welcome Virtual Book Tours back to The Book Binder’s Daughter with a collection of short stories. My Review: The theme of this collection is life on a ranch in the mid twentieth century. I...
View ArticleReview: White Hunger by Aki Ollikainen
I received an advanced review copy of this title from Peirene Press. White Hunger has been translated from the Finnish by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah Peirene Press is an independent publisher...
View ArticleReview: Reader for Hire by Raymond Jean
I received an advanced review copy of this title from Peirene Press. This novella was first published in French in 1986 as La Lectrice and has been translated into this English version by Adriana...
View ArticleReview: Behind The Station by Arno Camenisch
I received an advanced review copy of this title from Dalkey Archive Press through NetGalley. This is the second book in the Alps Trilogy but this book can be read as a stand alone. It was written in...
View ArticleReview: Rendezvous in Venice by Philippe Beaussant
I received an advanced review copy of this title from Pushkin Press through NetGalley. This title was originally written and published in French and the translators of this English version are Paul...
View ArticleReview: Two Novellas from Flaubert and Dostoevsky
I recently stumbled across a sale that Melville House Publishers was having on their novella series. They have released 56 novellas from famous authors across the world. I chose two titles, A Simple...
View ArticleReview: Confusion by Stefan Zweig
I have not been very active on the blog this week, but I have a great excuse. Classes have started again so that means I am back in the classroom. I have a record number of students who have signed …...
View ArticleReview: The Looking Glass Sisters by Gøhril Gabrielsen
I received an advanced review copy of this novella from Peirene Press. This is the third book in their Chance Encounter Series. This title was originally written and published in Norwegian and this...
View ArticleReview: Nagasaki by Éric Faye
I received an advanced review copy of this title from Gallic Books through NetGalley. This book was originally published in French and this English translation is done by Emily Boyce. This is also my...
View ArticleReview: War, So Much War by Mercè Rodoreda
I received an ARC from Open Letter Press through Edelweiss. This English edition has been translated by Martha Tennent My Review: Adrià Guinart lives in Barcelona with his mother and adopted younger...
View ArticleReview: August by Christa Wolf
I received a review copy of this title from Seagull Books. This book was originally published in German and this edition has been translated by Katy Derbyshire. This is my final contribution to...
View Article2015: A Banner Year for Indie Presses
I have been very quiet on the blog for the last couple of weeks because decking the halls and wrapping the gifts have taken up much of my time. But like my fellow bloggers on the web, I have been …...
View ArticleReview: The Man I Became by Peter Verhelst
I received a review copy of this title from Peirene Press . It was first published in the original Dutch in 2013 and this English translation has been done by David Colmer. My Review: I don’t normally...
View ArticleReview: Distant Light by Antonio Moresco
I received an advanced review copy of this title from Archipelago Press. The original novella was published in Italian in 2013 and this edition has been translated into English by Richard Dixon. My...
View ArticleReview: Quiet Creature on the Corner by João Gilberto Noll
I received a review copy of this title from Two Lines Press. The book was published in the original Portugese in 1991 and this English version has been translated by Adam Morris. My Review: The first...
View ArticleReview: Corven and the Krow by Jacob K. Webber
I received an advanced review copy of this novella from the author. I don’t normally review fantasy titles, but I made an exception for this author because I know him personally. He is one of my...
View ArticleReview: Party Headquarters by Georgi Tenev
I received a review copy of this title from Open Letter Books. The book was written in 2006 in Bulgarian and this English version has been translated by Angela Rodel. This review is my first...
View ArticleReview: Her Father’s Daughter by Marie Sizun
I received a review copy of this title from Peirene Press. This English version has been translated from the French by Adriana Hunter My Review: France is a four and a half year old little girl,...
View ArticleReview: Mona Lisa by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
I received a review copy of this title from Pushkin Press. The book was originally published in German in 1937 and this English version has been translated by Ignat Avsey My Review: This book is a...
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