Year of the Month: Mr. Apollo on 2666
The 2008 release of Roberto Bolaño’s final novel 2666 was a fortuitous event for readers, his fans,…
Year of the Month: On Beyond Zebra!
“Most people stop at the Z…but not me!” If there’s ever been a more succinct…
Year of the Month: Balthazar Bee on The Ginger Man
“Sometimes your worst self is your best self.” – Frank Semyon J. P. Donleavy died…
Year of the Month: Surprised by Joy
It took me as long to acquire inhibitions as others (they say) have taken to…
Year of the Month: Miller on The Sour Lemon Score
“I find this idea that everyone’s actions are perfect distillations of their true moral values,…
B.S. Johnson’s THE UNFORTUNATES (Year of the Month)
…how can I place his order, his disintegration? Let’s tell a story: You’re a struggling young…
Year of the Month: ZoeZ on Ashenden
Most of the hotels were closed, the streets were empty, the rowing boats for…
Year of the Month: Miller on Decline and Fall
“What did we learn, Palmer?” “I don’t know sir.” “I don’t fucking know either. I…
Year of the Month: Joseph Finn on All Quiet On The Western Front
All Quiet On The Western Front (in the original German: Westen nichts Neues, “Nothing…
Year of the Month: The House at Pooh Corner
There’s a bit of a running theme in children’s lit: the first book will always…