"Whatever their differences as writers and there certainly are a few both are recognizable by their unrepentant glee in keeping readers off balance. The truth will not come easy in their latest efforts either. For those of a more cosmopolitan bent, the calendar offers a detour from the American perspective with two works in translation: one by French Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux, the other by Yoko Tawada, a Japanese expat living in Germany."
"That novel, a multigenerational saga set on two continents, swept the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and heralded Desai as a bold young literary voice. Now, on the release of Desai's long-awaited follow-up, it's worth pausing a moment to marvel at the intestinal fortitude it must take to spend more than a third of your time on Earth so far wrestling with the same manuscript."
"Will There Ever Be Another You, by Patricia Lockwood Speaking with NPR's All Things Considered in 2021 about her debut novel, Lockwood said she wanted the book to evoke that abrupt, uncomfortable feeling when "you come up against something that is irrefutable, that can't be denied." As unpleasant as this collision may feel, perhaps there's something to be said for at least getting that kind of certainty, that quickly."
Ian McEwan and Patricia Lockwood deliver new, unsettling books that keep readers off balance with unrepentant glee and challenging, elusive truths. The publishing schedule includes translations by Annie Ernaux and Yoko Tawada, offering non-American perspectives and cosmopolitan detours. Kiran Desai returns after roughly twenty years with The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, a follow-up to The Inheritance of Loss that continues expansive, multigenerational storytelling and rewards patient craft with a richly rendered love story. Lockwood's Will There Ever Be Another You seeks abrupt, irrefutable collisions that force quick certainty. The offerings emphasize major literary returns and diverse voices.
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