Frances Evangelista
@nonsuchbook.bsky.social
Through the mail slot today. Much to look forward to from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social in the new year. And I love having a physical catalog in my hands! I’ve made an effort this year to subscribe to more journals, mags, etc in physical copies. Creating more space between me and my devices.
December 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Through the mail slot today. Much to look forward to from @archipelagobooks.bsky.social in the new year. And I love having a physical catalog in my hands! I’ve made an effort this year to subscribe to more journals, mags, etc in physical copies. Creating more space between me and my devices.
The merriment continues! More holiday goodies in through the front door today.
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The merriment continues! More holiday goodies in through the front door today.
Many have appreciated Brian Moore’s The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. Some saw that @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social also published The Mangan Inheritance and picked that one up too. The Doctor’s Wife is one of my favorite books of the year if you want to go one more. What all sex writing should be.
I found my copy! Starting later today. After I clean up the mess created looking for it.
December 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Many have appreciated Brian Moore’s The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. Some saw that @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social also published The Mangan Inheritance and picked that one up too. The Doctor’s Wife is one of my favorite books of the year if you want to go one more. What all sex writing should be.
Thinking about my favorite books of the year, the ones that have stayed with me. A Fictional Inquiry by Daniele Del Giudice, translated from the Italian by Anne Milano Appel, is a deceptively simple book that holds unanswered questions. I loved it so much that I’m going to read it again now.
December 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Thinking about my favorite books of the year, the ones that have stayed with me. A Fictional Inquiry by Daniele Del Giudice, translated from the Italian by Anne Milano Appel, is a deceptively simple book that holds unanswered questions. I loved it so much that I’m going to read it again now.
Through the front door today. The holiday gift card bump. Vaim by Jon Fosse, translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls. And Montevideo by Enrique Vila-Matas, translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott.
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Through the front door today. The holiday gift card bump. Vaim by Jon Fosse, translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls. And Montevideo by Enrique Vila-Matas, translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott.
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Just heard Duke Ellington use a magnificent phrase in a 1974 BBC interview with Stanley Dance. Asked whether he regrets never having received a grant to sit at a university somewhere and compose in peace, he says he has no interest in such a stretch of “ornamental stagnation.”
December 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Just heard Duke Ellington use a magnificent phrase in a 1974 BBC interview with Stanley Dance. Asked whether he regrets never having received a grant to sit at a university somewhere and compose in peace, he says he has no interest in such a stretch of “ornamental stagnation.”
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Before long they saw in the distance the towers and flags of Dictionopolis sparkling in the sunshine, and in a few moments they reached the great wall and stood at the gateway to the city.
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Before long they saw in the distance the towers and flags of Dictionopolis sparkling in the sunshine, and in a few moments they reached the great wall and stood at the gateway to the city.
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A literary universal solvent, or a novel that’s “so old-white-man, I can’t”?
For @theobserveruk.bsky.social I wrote about the resurgence of interest in William Maxwell’s So Long, See You Tomorrow, with thanks to David Nicholls, Richard Ford, @ericawgnr.bsky.social and more:
For @theobserveruk.bsky.social I wrote about the resurgence of interest in William Maxwell’s So Long, See You Tomorrow, with thanks to David Nicholls, Richard Ford, @ericawgnr.bsky.social and more:
William Maxwell’s great American novel | The Observer
So Long, See You Tomorrow has been tipped as the new Stoner – but how did an ‘experiment in empathy’ from 1980 go viral in 2025?
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December 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A literary universal solvent, or a novel that’s “so old-white-man, I can’t”?
For @theobserveruk.bsky.social I wrote about the resurgence of interest in William Maxwell’s So Long, See You Tomorrow, with thanks to David Nicholls, Richard Ford, @ericawgnr.bsky.social and more:
For @theobserveruk.bsky.social I wrote about the resurgence of interest in William Maxwell’s So Long, See You Tomorrow, with thanks to David Nicholls, Richard Ford, @ericawgnr.bsky.social and more:
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I'm delighted to announce that we've now sold over 100 sets of the new US edition of Dorothy Richardson's Pilgrimage. And I hope it's a special sign that the 100th set was purchased by none other than the superb writer Carmen Maria Machado.
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm delighted to announce that we've now sold over 100 sets of the new US edition of Dorothy Richardson's Pilgrimage. And I hope it's a special sign that the 100th set was purchased by none other than the superb writer Carmen Maria Machado.
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
Reading Pilgrimage 2026 starts in 19 days!
Through the mail slot today. Another holiday gift. A Forest on Many Stems: Essays on the Poet’s Novel, edited by Laynie Brown.
December 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Through the mail slot today. Another holiday gift. A Forest on Many Stems: Essays on the Poet’s Novel, edited by Laynie Brown.
Yesterday’s book/logophile haul. Pretty good for loved ones who are always hesitant to give me a book. Excited to fill in my McNally Editions holes. And this game!!! You need this game!!!❤️
December 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yesterday’s book/logophile haul. Pretty good for loved ones who are always hesitant to give me a book. Excited to fill in my McNally Editions holes. And this game!!! You need this game!!!❤️
Wound up with a great one from the Christmas Eve book game.
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Wound up with a great one from the Christmas Eve book game.
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Whether you like bookshelves, home renovation stories, or both, this post is for you.
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Getting moody about my library
Since I moved back to Minneapolis in August 2024 my books have been smooshed into a den in the condo I’m renting. I was lucky to find a rental that had that much book storage, not sure what I…
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December 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Finished pre-Santa clearing of the shelves, and took 2 bags of goodies to used bookstore. And came home with just 3! Up by 37 in this silly game. Haven’t read that von Arnim, have a lot of Hardwick editions but not this one, and we have an upcoming Trollope episode for @onebrightbook.bsky.social.
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Finished pre-Santa clearing of the shelves, and took 2 bags of goodies to used bookstore. And came home with just 3! Up by 37 in this silly game. Haven’t read that von Arnim, have a lot of Hardwick editions but not this one, and we have an upcoming Trollope episode for @onebrightbook.bsky.social.
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Happy 21st December evening everyone. May the Great Veiled Bear pass over you house tonight and not present you with one of his cursed Christmas cookies.
December 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Happy 21st December evening everyone. May the Great Veiled Bear pass over you house tonight and not present you with one of his cursed Christmas cookies.
About to read all of these again, one of them for a third time. Some things just quietly demand more than a single pass.
December 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
About to read all of these again, one of them for a third time. Some things just quietly demand more than a single pass.
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Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
Happy winter solstice! At last, we've made it to 'The Shortest Day'
Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.
From the NPR archives.
From the NPR archives.
Love 3/5 here. And appreciate a list not so of the moment. And also appreciate one choice here that was a real surprise.
Hell is freezing over, I've managed a best reads of the year post!
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The end (of the year) is nigh
I will probably finish at least one more book in the next 11 days, but given how bad I have been about posting anything here I am going to write this post while the iron is hot. A rather slow readi…
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December 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Love 3/5 here. And appreciate a list not so of the moment. And also appreciate one choice here that was a real surprise.
Reading Death In Ambush by Susan Gilruth. Because several of you recommended it, and I have to have a couple of Christmas mysteries in the mix each year. 🎅🏻
December 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Reading Death In Ambush by Susan Gilruth. Because several of you recommended it, and I have to have a couple of Christmas mysteries in the mix each year. 🎅🏻
I am curious to hear your suggestions. Answering would be like dropping a present on my doorstep.
Which books would you most like us to cover in a future episode?
December 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I am curious to hear your suggestions. Answering would be like dropping a present on my doorstep.
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DC residents have been refusing to call that airport anything but National for almost thirty years, we certainly can refuse to call that arts center anything but the Kennedy Center for three
December 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
DC residents have been refusing to call that airport anything but National for almost thirty years, we certainly can refuse to call that arts center anything but the Kennedy Center for three
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Tickled to see Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century mentioned twice here. I’ll be hosting the NYC launch on February 20. Save the date and stay tuned for details!
What were the books of 2025 that dazzled, challenged, and inspired us?
New at PB: Our 2025 Public Picks are here! Browse our editors’ favorite titles:
New at PB: Our 2025 Public Picks are here! Browse our editors’ favorite titles:
Public Picks 2025 - Public Books
What were the books of 2025 that dazzled, challenged, and inspired us?
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December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Tickled to see Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century mentioned twice here. I’ll be hosting the NYC launch on February 20. Save the date and stay tuned for details!
Reading for this was a wonderful experience. All under the inspiring leadership of @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social.
Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reading for this was a wonderful experience. All under the inspiring leadership of @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social.
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The world’s vast and strange, Hara, but no vaster and no stranger than our minds are.
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The world’s vast and strange, Hara, but no vaster and no stranger than our minds are.