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The Written and the Unwritten World by Italo Calvino

…most of the pieces in The Written World and the Unwritten World, dating from 1952 to Calvino’s unexpected death in 1985, are only now making their appearance in English (in translations by Ann Goldstein). Why such a delay? It certainly isn’t a matter of quality control: reading this book is time spent with a first-rate mind. Whether discussing translation, the trial of Galileo, fantasy literature or the evolution of the brain, Calvino writes with glimmering insight and wit. Read more

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Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper

Ed Brubaker, author of the Reckless series of graphic novels, who is currently collaborating with Harper on a television project, compares Harper’s work to legendary figures in L.A. crime fiction: “‘Everybody Knows’ feels like Chandler crossed with Ellroy but with Michael Connelly’s knowledge of L.A.” Read more

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Remainders of the Day by Shaun Bythell

Remainders of the Day is the third of Bythell’s sardonic bookseller diaries … The setup of each book is the same. Bythell charts a year in the life of his second-hand bookstore (the largest in Scotland), documenting in short, wry entries his dealings with customers, book-buying expeditions to stuffy country houses and small-town Scottish life. Read more

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