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2018: The Year in Books – ‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Nick Keirle

It’s been a long year – one that in global terms can be generously called ‘iffy’. Just environmentally speaking, we’ve got devastating wildfires across the US, threats of widespread climate change-induced famine, and rapidly increasing plastic pollution in the world’s … Continue reading →

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(2016) The Year in Books – Interpreter of Maladies

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Nick Keirle

Jhumpa Lahiri – Interpreter of Maladies This is another in a long line of ridiculously lucky ‘picked off a bookshop shelf on a whim’ choices – a process that’s introduced me to at least a dozen amazing authors and only … Continue reading →

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(2016) The Year in Books – The Goldfinch

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Nick Keirle

The Goldfinch is the long and twisting story of Theodore Decker. On an ordinary day in his almost-obnoxiously New York childhood (we have an hour to kill before meeting with your principal – let’s ride a cab a few blocks and go … Continue reading →

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