Currently Reading

Here’s what’s on my night table right now.

JACK KEROUAC — ON THE ROAD

JACK KEROUAC — ON THE ROAD

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022jack kerouac, on the road, literature, beat literature, william s burroughs, currently reading

PERCIVAL EVERETT — THE TREES

PERCIVAL EVERETT — THE TREES

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022percival everett, the trees, literature, currently reading

PERCIVAL EVERETT — I AM NOT SIDNEY POITIER

PERCIVAL EVERETT — I AM NOT SIDNEY POITIER

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022i am not sidney poitier, percival everett, currently reading, literature, picaresque, david foster wallace, the broom of the system

CORMAC MCCARTHY — CHILD OF GOD

CORMAC MCCARTHY — CHILD OF GOD

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022cormac mccarthy, child of god, american literature, literature, currently reading

TARJEI VESAAS — THE ICE PALACE

TARJEI VESAAS — THE ICE PALACE

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022tarjai vesaas, the ice palace, literature, currently reading, norwegian literature

CHESTER HIMES — A RAGE IN HARLEM

CHESTER HIMES — A RAGE IN HARLEM

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022chester himes, noir, a rage in harlem, currently reading

DAVID MAMET — THE SHAWL / PRAIRIE DU CHIEN

DAVID MAMET — THE SHAWL / PRAIRIE DU CHIEN

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022david mamet, the shawl, prairie du chien, dramaturgy, drama, playwright, theater

FLEUR JAEGGY — THE WATER STATUES

FLEUR JAEGGY — THE WATER STATUES

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022fleur jaeggy, the water statues, literature, currently reading, novella

BOHUMIL HRABAL — ALL MY CATS

BOHUMIL HRABAL — ALL MY CATS

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022bohumil hrabal, all my cats, memoir, literature, currently reading

S.A. CROSBY — RAZORBLADE TEARS

S.A. CROSBY — RAZORBLADE TEARS  

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022s.a. crosby, razorblade tears, currently reading

SILVINA OCAMPO — THE IMPOSTOR

SILVINA OCAMPO — THE IMPOSTOR

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022silvina ocampo, the impostor, currently reading, argentinian literature, short stories, surrealism, horror

BORA CHUNG —CURSED BUNNY

BORA CHUNG —CURSED BUNNY

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022bora chung, cursed bunny, currently reading, short stories, horror

MARIANA ENRIQUEZ — THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED

MARIANA ENRIQUEZ — THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022mariana enriquez, the dangers of smoking in bed, short stories, horror, currently reading, scary stories to tell in the dark

JOHN FANTE — WAIT UNTIL SPRING, BANDINI / ASK THE DUST

JOHN FANTE — WAIT UNTIL SPRING, BANDINI / ASK THE DUST

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022john fante, ask the dust, wait until spring bandini, currently reading, literature, beat literature, american literature

DOROTHEA TANNING — CHASM: A WEEKEND

DOROTHEA TANNING — CHASM: A WEEKEND

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022currently reading, dorothea tanning, chasm a weekend, fiction, literature, surrealism

FERNANDA MELCHOR — PARADAIS

FERNANDA MELCHOR — PARADAIS

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 3, 2022currently reading, fernanda melchor, fiction, literature, paradais, fitzcarraldo editions

JESSICA SEQUEIRA — A FURIOUS OYSTER

JESSICA SEQUEIRA — A FURIOUS OYSTER

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022jessica sequeira, a furious oyster, pablo neruda, literature, poetry, currently reading

JAVIER MARIAS — THUS BAD BEGINS

JAVIER MARIAS — THUS BAD BEGINS

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022javier marias, spanish literature, literature, thus bad begins, currently reading

JAMES JOYCE — DUBLINERS

JAMES JOYCE — DUBLINERS

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022james joyce, dubliners, literature, irish literature, currently reading