Toby Lichtig Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Toby Lichtig on XToby Lichtig is the fiction and politics editor at the TLS. Fiction/Politics Editor at the TLS. Views my own, I hope.

Forbidden Notebook
Alba de CéspedesThis is a brilliant, quietly tumultuous book and a welcome revival of an author too little known in the anglophone world.
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Apeirogon: A Novel
Colum McCannHere’s me in @WSJBooks on Colum McCann’s new novel #Apeirogon I found it kinda troubling... https://t.co/AKmzqwbzLf
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme
Lars MyttingI reviewed Lars Mytting’s novel #thesixteentreesofthesomme for @WSJBooks More #norwegianwood, but this time with dynastic legacies, family secrets & hidden treasure @maclehosepress https://t.co/Dacc2iEyR4
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What We Can Know
Ian McEwanMcEwan is a novelist of consummate skill, and his latest book a deeply intelligent addition to--perhaps even a crowning of--his oeuvre.
Hardcover, 2025
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birnam Wood
Eleanor CattonAnd next up, Eleanor Catton on her excellent new novel #BirnamWood, her first novel since winning the Booker - and surely a contender for the next one @granta https://t.co/amVQNMD3eB
Paperback, 2024
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
V2: A Novel of World War II
Robert D. HarrisA few words from me about Robert Harris’s highly readable latest WWII thriller #V2 in @WSJBooks @HutchinsonBooks https://t.co/yv08y8YttS
Paperback, 2021
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lean Fall Stand
Jon McGregorI’m greatly looking forward to talking to @jon_mcgregor this afternoon at 3pm about Antarctica, aphasia and his excellent new novel #leanfallstand @hayfestival #HayFestival2021 https://t.co/oX3xv0NYNq
Paperback, 2022
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Archipelago of Another Life
Andreï MakineLast year #andreimakine’s extraordinary novel Archipelago of Another Life came out in the UK with @maclehosepress Now it’s out in the US with @skyhorsepub and I’ve just had the privilege of reviewing it for @WSJBooks: https://t.co/nxDz27QM2d
Hardcover, 2021
$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Phantoms
Gwendoline RileyI’m just loving the wonderful Gwendoline Riley’s latest novel, My Phantoms (out this April): another ice-cool dissection of the insurmountable gaps between a mother & daughter (classic Riley). So beautifully poised, funny and sad @GrantaBooks https://t.co/lDPIQdnuiO
Paperback, 2022
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Burma Sahib
Paul TherouxThe examination of Blair’s divided self is intriguing, if heavy-handed. Mr. Theroux has done his research and, although he wears his learning gaudily, many readers will enjoy the bright display.
Hardcover, 2024
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book