Articles by C. Max Magee
February 26, 2013
Tuesday New Release Day: Haruf, Bakker, Moss, Peach, Prospectus 1
New in fiction this week: Benediction by Kent Haruf and Ten White Geese by past IMPAC winner Gerbrand Bakker. In non-fiction: Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, Michael Moss’s food industry exposé excerpted in the recent Times Magazine. From the other side of the food spectrum is Issue 6 of Lucky Peach. [...]
February 19, 2013
New Murakami in the Pipeline 1
It’s being reported that Haruki Murakami will have a new novel out in Japan in April, though, based on prior publication schedules, it will likely be quite a bit longer before an English translation is published.
February 19, 2013
Tuesday New Release Day: Rash, Gavin, Hainey 0
New this week: a pair of highly anticipated collections, Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash and Middle Men by Jim Gavin. Also out is Michael Hainey’s intriguing memoir chronicling his investigation into his father’s mysterious death, After Visiting Friends. Bonus Links: You can now subscribe to listings of literary new releases in your feed [...]
February 12, 2013
Tuesday New Release Day: Russell, Koch, Crace, Mohr, Binchy, Conklin, Lasdun 0
New this week: Karen Russell’s new collection Vampires in the Lemon Grove; buzzed-about thriller The Dinner by Herman Koch; Harvest by Jim Crace; Fight Song by Joshua Mohr; the final novel of the late Maeve Binchy, A Week in Winter; Tara Conklin’s debut The House Girl; and James Lasdun’s non-fiction Give Me Everything You Have: [...]
February 11, 2013
Judging Books by Their Covers 2013: U.S. Vs. U.K. 52
We are undoubtedly swayed by the little billboard that is the cover of every book we read.
February 10, 2013
O’Connell on Shields 0
Our own Mark O’Connell has reviewed How Literature Saved My Life by David Shields in this week’s New York Times Book Review. “When you read David Shields, the first thing you learn is that he takes literature very seriously.”