Currently Reading

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

ALAN FURST — THE POLISH OFFICER / NIGHT SOLDIERS / RED GOLD

ALAN FURST — THE POLISH OFFICER / NIGHT SOLDIERS / RED GOLD

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022spy novels, espionage, literature, alan furst, the polish officer, night soldiers, red gold, currently reading

S.A. CROSBY — BLACKTOP WASTELAND

S.A. CROSBY — BLACKTOP WASTELAND

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022s.a. crosby, blacktop wasteland, currently reading, fiction, crime fiction, noir, car culture'

HERMAN KOCH — THE DINNER / THE DITCH

HERMAN KOCH — THE DINNER / THE DITCH

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022herman koch, the dinner, the ditch, fiction, literature, dutch literature, currently reading

IAN McEWAN — THE CONCRETE GARDEN / BLACK DOGS

IAN McEWAN — THE CONCRETE GARDEN / BLACK DOGS

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022ian mcewan, currently reading, fiction, irish literature, literature, black dogs, the concrete garden

MICHAEL POLLAN — HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

MICHAEL POLLAN — HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

Benjamin DeVriesApril 22, 2022non fiction, michael pollan, how to change your mind, currently reading, mycology, psychedelics, mushrooms

STELLA GIBBONS — COLD COMFORT FARM

STELLA GIBBONS — COLD COMFORT FARM

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021stella gibbons, cold comfort farm, currently reading

JEAN-PHILLIPPE TOUSSAINT — SOCCER

JEAN-PHILLIPPE TOUSSAINT — SOCCER

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021jean philippe toussaint, soccer, literature, memoir, currently reading

JEAN-PHILLIPPE TOUSSAINT — RUNNING AWAY

JEAN-PHILLIPPE TOUSSAINT — RUNNING AWAY

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021jean philippe toussaint, running away, literature', currently reading, french literature

RACHEL CUSK — OUTLINE TRILOGY

RACHEL CUSK — OUTLINE TRILOGY

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021rachel cusk, outline trilogy, outline, kudos, transit, literature, currently reading

LEONARDO SCIASCIA — THE DAY OF THE OWL

LEONARDO SCIASCIA — THE DAY OF THE OWL

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021leonardo sciascia, the day of the owl, currently reading, literature, italian literature

JENNIFER EGAN — LOOK AT ME

JENNIFER EGAN — LOOK AT ME

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021jennifer egan, look at me, currently reading, fiction

ERNEST HEMINGWAY — THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

ERNEST HEMINGWAY — THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021ernest hemingway, the old man and the sea, reread, fiction, literature, currently reading

THOMAS PYNCHON — V

THOMAS PYNCHON — V

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021currently reading, thomas pynchon, v, american literature, literature, fiction

HALLDOR LAXNESS — INDEPENDENT PEOPLE

HALLDOR LAXNESS — INDEPENDENT PEOPLE

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021halldor laxness, independent people, currently reading, fiction, icelandic fiction, nobel prize for literature

BARRY HANNAH — AIRSHIPS

BARRY HANNAH — AIRSHIPS

Benjamin DeVriesSeptember 4, 2021currently reading, fiction, barry hannah, airships, southern literature

EMMANUEL CARRÉRE — THE ADVERSARY

Benjamin DeVriesApril 5, 2021emmanuel carrere, true crime, jean-claude romand, the adversary, class trip

DAVID FOSTER WALLACE — THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM

Benjamin DeVriesApril 5, 2021david foster wallace, the broom of the system, currently reading, terry southern, wittgenstein

RACHEL CUSK — OUTLINE

Benjamin DeVriesApril 5, 2021rachel cusk, outline, currently reading, fiction, literature, greece

CHARLES YU — INTERIOR CHINATOWN

Benjamin DeVriesApril 5, 2021charles yu, interior chinatown, currently reading, national book award, screenplay

EMMANUEL CARRÉRE — CLASS TRIP

Benjamin DeVriesFebruary 7, 2021emmanuel carrere, literature, french literature, currently reading, class trip