Toby Lichtig Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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This is a brilliant, quietly tumultuous book and a welcome revival of an author too little known in the anglophone world.

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Here’s me in @WSJBooks on Colum McCann’s new novel #Apeirogon I found it kinda troubling... https://t.co/AKmzqwbzLf

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I 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

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My god Natasha Brown’s #Assembly is brilliant: a short-sharp dose of reality check about race, class & gender in modern Britain. Crackling prose. Am also mystified by the reviews picking at its nihilism, or suggesting how its protagonist might otherwise behave @PenguinUKBooks

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And 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

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I’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

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Last 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

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Are Jews routinely left out of progressive discourse? @Baddiel and I discuss contemporary antisemitism, identity politics and his new book #JewsDontCount https://t.co/jKpujoeoQ9

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I’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

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The 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.