I was lucky enough to read Megin’s rare copy of “ Pretending Is Lying” and confirm it is one of those rare and wonderful graphic novels… the kind that makes it seem so easy to say everything about families and relationships with deceptively unhinged drawing style. Loved this book, there aren’t many like it.
Definitely lit twitter. Trying to build that back in Bluesky. Also Harper’s, though - they just did an excerpt from Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume that blew me away, am waiting for it to arrive any day.
At least this time I have heard of two of these authors; Marguerite Duras and Eve Babitz (about whom there is article today in NYT Arts and Leisure section!). But I see I need to expand my referral sources for great books, usually just friends recommendations and the Sunday NYT Book Review section. As usual, your writing is beautifully expressed and so thoughtful and cogent! Love, Barbara
I was lucky enough to read Megin’s rare copy of “ Pretending Is Lying” and confirm it is one of those rare and wonderful graphic novels… the kind that makes it seem so easy to say everything about families and relationships with deceptively unhinged drawing style. Loved this book, there aren’t many like it.
Definitely lit twitter. Trying to build that back in Bluesky. Also Harper’s, though - they just did an excerpt from Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume that blew me away, am waiting for it to arrive any day.
I just saw a piece on the Solvej Balle series in NY Mag, it does sound amazing! Thanks for reading :)
(Link to the piece in case you're interested: https://www.thecut.com/article/solvej-balle-on-the-calculation-of-volume-book-review.html)
Oooh thanks!
At least this time I have heard of two of these authors; Marguerite Duras and Eve Babitz (about whom there is article today in NYT Arts and Leisure section!). But I see I need to expand my referral sources for great books, usually just friends recommendations and the Sunday NYT Book Review section. As usual, your writing is beautifully expressed and so thoughtful and cogent! Love, Barbara
This post is such a consummate self portrait…