March 1, 2018
‘The Only Story’ by Julian Barnes
Culture
The meticulous novelist takes on the oldest subject there is
Helen Elliott
By this author
February 1, 2018
‘Border Districts’ by Gerald Murnane
Culture
Writing that rewards patience
October 1, 2017
‘The Choke’ by Sofie Laguna
Culture
Allen & Unwin; $32.99
September 15, 2017
What can’t be said in ‘Conversations with Friends’
Culture
The protagonists of Sally Rooney’s debut novel privilege irony over emotion
September 1, 2017
‘Home Fire’ by Kamila Shamsie
Culture
Shamsie’s seventh novel puts a modern spin on an Ancient Greek tragedy
August 1, 2017
‘Being Here: The Life of Paula Modersohn-Becker’ by Marie Darrieussecq
Culture
Trans. Penny Hueston; Text Publishing; $24.99
July 4, 2017
Lives of leisure
Culture
Robert Dessaix’s ‘The Pleasures of Leisure’ is a 21st-century defence of idleness
July 1, 2017
Her eloquent heart
Culture
Arundhati Roy’s ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ was worth the 20-year wait
June 1, 2017
‘Anything Is Possible’ by Elizabeth Strout
Culture
Viking; $29.99
May 1, 2017
‘Exit West’ by Mohsin Hamid
Culture
Hamish Hamilton; $32.99
April 1, 2017
‘Fever Dream’ by Samanta Schweblin
Culture
Trans. Megan McDowell; Oneworld; $19.99
March 1, 2017
‘Moonglow’ by Michael Chabon
Culture
Fourth Estate; $39.99