
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Ben Okri’s new novel, Claire Rousay on her recommended music, and more.

In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Ben Okri’s new novel, Claire Rousay on her recommended music, and more.

In our afternoon reading: an interview with Ana Roxanne, thoughts on J. Robert Lennon’s new novel, and more.

In our afternoon reading: an interview with Robert Jones Jr., thoughts on Anna North’s new novel, and more.

A new year, and plenty of new books to go along with it. The works that have us the most excited this month are a wide-ranging bunch, encompassing memoir, uncanny translated fiction, and groundbreaking explorations of the craft of writing. There’s plenty to keep you hooked this month, when it comes to noteworthy books; here’s a look at some of the ones that have us especially intrigued.

In our afternoon reading: new writing from Kaitlyn Greenidge and Ali Eteraz, thoughts on a Samuel R. Delany-inspired anthology, and more.