Literary Radar

Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.

Happily Married, and Seeing Other People | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 26/01/2024

The author Molly Roden Winter discusses her new memoir, "More", about her and her husband's decision to have an open marriage.

Sadness and Strange Beauty: On Manjula Martin’s “The Last Fire Season” | LA REVIEW OF BOOKS | 19/01/2024

The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin.

“In the Countryside.” A Poem-Comic by Lauren Haldeman and Jesse Nathan | LITERARY HUB | 11/01/2024

Lauren Haldeman and Jesse Nathan's new work is an unclassifiable work of art.

Fiction to look out for in 2024 | THE GUARDIAN | 01/01/2024

The first great lockdown novel, new tales from David Nicholls, Sarah Perry and Percival Everett, and Rachel Kushner’s contender for the Booker… next year promises to be special.

The Year in Graphic Novels | THE NEW YORK TIMES | 28/12/2023

Remarkable new books from established masters and promising debuts from brilliant young artists.

 

The Year of the Doll | THE NEW YORKER | 20/12/2023

From Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” to Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” narratives about cloistered women contending with a new political reality have dominated the cultural landscape. Why do these stories hit so hard?

 

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