July 2016: Books to Read and Review
A few exciting new additions as my stack of books to read and review has evolved this summer. From the top:
The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Hogarth)
A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
How to Set a Fire and Why by Jesse Ball (Pantheon!)
Am I Alone Here? by Peter Orner (Catapult)
Borders by Roy Jacobsen (Graywolf Press)
Barkskins by Annie Proulx (Scribner)
I’ve just started Barkskins and can already tell it’ll be a wonderful read. See you in August when I emerge…
Jeff Alford is a critic and book collector based in Denver, CO. He is a contributor to Kirkus Reviews, Rain Taxi Review of Books and the New Orleans Review and author of the now-retired rare books and small press blog www.theoxenofthesun.com.
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