And after perusing the pages of this rather voluminous issue, all self felt like reading were the following five books (and thank goodness, otherwise self would spend all her time reading and would never write anything):
1. After reading Adam Begley’s review of Rachel Cusk’s new novel, The Last Supper:
- Rachel Cusk’s Arlington Park
2. After reading Robert Pinsky’s review of Elmore Leonard’s latest, Road Dogs:
- Elmore Leonard’s Road Dogs
3. After reading Scarlett Thomas’ review of Sarah Waters’ latest novel, The Little Stranger:
- Sarah Waters’ The Little Stranger
4. After reading Caroline Weber’s review of two books about Parisian architecture: Jill Jonnes’ Eiffel’s Tower: And the World’s Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count; and James H. S. McGregor’s Paris From the Ground Up:
- Jill Jonnes’ Eiffel’s Tower: And the World’s Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count
5. After reading Penelope Green’s review of Elinor Lipman’s new novel, The Family Man:
- Elinor Lipman’s The Family Man