Tag Archives: Literary

Ray

by Barry Hannah

“This novel hangs in the memory like a fishhook. It will haunt you long after you have finally put it down. Barry Hannah is…

Raymond Chandler

by Tom Hiney

“A skillful treatment . . . of the frequently muddled life of the writer who elevated crime fiction to widely acknowledged eminence.” –The New…

Ragnarok

by A.S. Byatt

From “one of the most brilliant minds and speakers of our generation” (The Independent) comes an extraordinary tale, inspired by the myth of Ragnarök.

Rain

by Kirsty Gunn

“[An] exquisitely written first novel. . . . [Gunn’s] language is pitch-perfect; on almost every page, she expresses familiar feelings in ways that are…

Random Acts of Senseless Violence

by Jack Womack

“Fascinating and well written . . . wonderfully inventive. . . . Mr. Womack’s New York has a constant punk-rocker violence, which unwinds with…

The Rap Factor

by Delacorta

‘delacorta’s America is a highly decorated canvas of big cars, boardwalks, desert highways, and dingy motel rooms, where hamburgers are always consumed with mayonnaise.”…

The Raven

by Lou Reed

“Dreamlike . . . Reed delivers some of the most personal lyrics of his career. . . . Reed has once again stretched the…

The Quarry

by Damon Galgut

“The Quarry has the same dry, feral quality as Damon Galgut’s best-known novel, The Good Doctor. Galgut’s landscape reminds a reader of Breyten Breytenbach’s…

Querelle

by Jean Genet

“Querelle is a sailor, assassin, dealer in opium, homosexual, thief, and traitor. . . . Genet takes seriously the threat latent in sexuality, and…

Quiet Days in Clichy

by Henry Miller

Henry Miller’s celebration of love, art, and the Bohemian life at a time when the world was simpler and slower.