Currently Reading

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

PETE DEXTER - THE PAPERBOY

PETE DEXTER - THE PAPERBOY

Benjamin DeVriesJune 27, 2020currently reading, the paperboy, pete dexter, lee daniels, literature

PAUL AUSTER - THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS

PAUL AUSTER - THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS

Benjamin DeVriesMay 31, 2020paul auster, currently reading, literature', american literature, the book of illusions

JEAN-PHILLIPE TOUSSAINT — TELEVISION

JEAN-PHILLIPE TOUSSAINT — TELEVISION

Benjamin DeVriesMay 28, 2020currently reading, literature, jean philippe toussaint, television, french literature

PHILIP ROTH — THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA

PHILIP ROTH — THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA

Benjamin DeVriesMay 14, 2020currently reading, literature, historical literature, the plot against america

METAHAVEN — CAN JOKES BRING DOWN GOVERNMENTS?

METAHAVEN — CAN JOKES BRING DOWN GOVERNMENTS?

Benjamin DeVriesMay 7, 2020currently reading, non fiction, strelka institute, can jokes bring down governments, metahaven

BELINDA BAUER — SNAP

BELINDA BAUER — SNAP

Benjamin DeVriesApril 30, 2020currently reading, noir, crime fiction, literature, snap, belinda bauer, man booker prize

HENRI MICHAUX - SELECTED WRITINGS

HENRI MICHAUX - SELECTED WRITINGS

Benjamin DeVriesApril 29, 2020currently reading, literature, poetry, prose poetry, french literature, henri michaux

WILLIAM TREVOR - AFTER RAIN

WILLIAM TREVOR - AFTER RAIN

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2020william trevor, currently reading, literature, short stories, irish literature

FRANK O’HARA — MEDITATIONS IN AN EMERGENCY

FRANK O’HARA — MEDITATIONS IN AN EMERGENCY

Benjamin DeVriesApril 19, 2020frank o'hara, poetry, new american poetry, currently reading, meditations in an emergency, lillian gish

GEORGES PEREC - W, OR THE MEMORY OF A CHILDHOOD

GEORGES PEREC - W, OR THE MEMORY OF A CHILDHOOD

Benjamin DeVriesApril 9, 2020currently reading, literature, georges perec, w or the memory of a childhood, memoir

OLGA TOKARCZUK - FLIGHTS

OLGA TOKARCZUK - FLIGHTS

Benjamin DeVriesMarch 31, 2020currently reading, literature, olga tokarczuk, polish literature, flights, hybrid fiction

DON DELILLO - LIBRA

DON DELILLO - LIBRA

Benjamin DeVriesMarch 21, 2020currently reading, literature, oswald, don delillo, libra, historical literature

JEAN-PHILIPPE TOUSSAINT - CAMERA

JEAN-PHILIPPE TOUSSAINT - CAMERA

Benjamin DeVriesMarch 7, 2020currently reading, literature, french literature, jean philippe toussaint, camera

YOKO OGAWA - THE MEMORY POLICE

YOKO OGAWA - THE MEMORY POLICE

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 29, 2020currently reading, liter, japanese literature, yoko ogawa, the memory police

PATRICK CHAMOISEAU - SLAVE OLD MAN

PATRICK CHAMOISEAU - SLAVE OLD MAN

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 28, 2020currently reading, literature, creole literature, patrick chamoiseau, black literature, slave old man

OLGA TOKARCZUK - DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD

OLGA TOKARCZUK - DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 27, 2020currently reading, literature, olga tokarczuk, polish literature, william blake, drive your plow over the bones of the dead

PAUL AUSTER - LEVIATHAN

PAUL AUSTER - LEVIATHAN

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 21, 2020currently reading, literature, paul auster, leviathan, american literature

EDMUND BLUNDEN - OVERTONES OF WAR

EDMUND BLUNDEN - OVERTONES OF WAR

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 7, 2020currently reading, literature, memoir, edmund blunden, overtones of war, world war one, historical memoir

SOME BOOKS I DON'T INTEND TO FINISH READING

Benjamin DeVriesJanuary 15, 2020unfinished, currently reading

PATRICIA ANN CARLSON (ED.) - LITERATURE AND LORE OF THE SEA

PATRICIA ANN CARLSON (ED.) - LITERATURE AND LORE OF THE SEA

Benjamin DeVriesJanuary 9, 2020currently reading, literature, lore, seafaring, the lighthouse, mermaid