The Idiot, Elif Batuman The Idiot is the book that comes before Either/Or, which I read a few months ago…
Enchantment, Katherine May I have been listening to May’s podcasts and reading her newsletters for quite some time, so I…
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, Zoraida Córdova My first non-Twilight book of the year (lol) was The Inheritance of Orquídea…
Here are my final reads of the year—I whizzed through these last five books to boost my count up to…
Elsewhere, Gabrielle Zevin I vaguely remembered being recommended Zevin’s other book, Tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow (her first adult fiction book, I…
Sex and Lies, Leïla Slimani This slim volume by Slimani, which I read recently, could serve as a counter narrative,…
Beyond the Veil, Fatema Mernissi “Men do not have … glaring advantages over women.” This is the conclusion Mernissi draws…
Oneiron, Laura Lindstedt Oneiron won the Finlandia Prize, Finland’s main literary prize, and I picked it up on the recommendation…
A Map of Home, Randa Jarrar Jarrar’s novel is a coming-of-age story of a half Palestinian, half Egyptian girl, Nidali,…
Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier As a rule, I do not watch or read scary things; I hate the horror genre.…