I had a busy month in may reading new Irish fiction, prize winners, debut novels and fiction in translation. Click ‘Show More’ for info.



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Paris weekend vlog:    • A Literary Tour of Paris  

Where to start reading Joyce Carol Oates:    • What you need to know about Joyce Car...  
My Top 10 Joyce Carol Oates Novels:    • Top 10 Joyce Carol Oates Novels  

Discussing Bluets by Maggie Nelson:
   • Bluets by Maggie Nelson  


Books discussed & purchase links:

The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978086...

Her Side of the Story by Alba de Cespedes (translated by Jill Foulston)
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978178...

Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978034...

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hofmann)
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978178...

The Details by Ia Genberg (translated by Kira Josefsson)
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978103...

Not a River by Selva Almada (translated by Annie McDermott)
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978191...

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978139...

Long Island by Colm Toibin
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978103...

Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior (translated by Johnny Lorenz)
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978183...

Joyce Carol Oates: Letters to a Biographer edited by Greg Johnson
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978163...


My full reviews of some of these books:

Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
   • How did "Night Watch" win the Pulitze...  

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hofmann)
   • Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck / Review  

Not a River by Selva Almada (translated by Annie McDermott)
   • A Short Gripping Novel I Read in a Si...  

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
   • The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradl...  

Long Island by Colm Toibin
   • Long Island by Colm Toibin / Review  


Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Paris
1:06 International Booker Ceremony
2:14 Bluets stage adaptation
4:11 The Alternatives
6:40 Her Side of the Story
12:42 Night Watch
17:29 Kairos
19:42 The Details
22:41 Not a River
24:17 The Ministry of Time
26:32 Long Island
29:15 Crooked Plow
30:46 Joyce Carol Oates Letters to a Biographer
34:33 Conclusion



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