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Robbie Arnott’s gem", "url": "https://thelongestchapter.com/2023/07/13/reading-bette-howlands-chicago-stories-and-robbie-arnotts-gem/", "published_at": "2023-07-13T19:04:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df0f-5a78-7275-8bab-8209c8c7a71a", "title": "This could be your summer reading list", "url": "https://thelongestchapter.com/2023/06/22/this-could-be-your-summer-reading-list/", "published_at": "2023-06-22T18:05:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df0f-5a78-7275-8bab-8209c9becc5c", "title": "What I’m reading this month, June 2023", "url": "https://thelongestchapter.com/2023/06/08/what-im-reading-this-month-june-2023/", "published_at": "2023-06-08T18:42:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df0f-5a78-7275-8bab-8209ca2a40c0", "title": "A novel about war and unshakable belonging", "url": "https://thelongestchapter.com/2023/05/25/a-novel-about-war-and-unshakable-belonging/", "published_at": "2023-05-25T15:30:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df0f-5a78-7275-8bab-8209ca6d7d60", "title": "Three books I’m eager to read", "url": 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2026

The dramatic arrogance of destinyoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2026
New month, new booksoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
Friendship and the pursuit of tidal energyoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2026
The Booker Dozenoriginal ↗
5 Aug 2026
To be disliked, but why?original ↗
29 Jul 2026
Youth and middle age in vibrant concertoriginal ↗
8 Jul 2026
New books to inspire your summer readingoriginal ↗
24 Jun 2026
Aubrey McKee returns in “Silver Lake”original ↗
6 Jun 2026
Bestselling authors publishing in Juneoriginal ↗
19 May 2026
Making William Faulkner’s Books 1929-1937original ↗
12 May 2026
That glimpse of one whole life, plus new novelsoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2026
You do not know usoriginal ↗
2 Apr 2026
Explore the longlist for the International Booker Prize 2026original ↗
23 Mar 2026
“Mule Boy” by Andrew Krivakoriginal ↗
4 Mar 2026
A few good booksoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2026
Two new novels I can’t resistoriginal ↗
14 Jan 2026
Exploring nature and healing in Jeremy Cooper’s “Ash Before Oak”original ↗
7 Jan 2026

2025

“The Land in Winter” by Andrew Milleroriginal ↗
19 Nov 2025
Several good books, out now and coming soonoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2025
Why do we keep looking for ghosts?original ↗
1 Oct 2025
September 2025 novels and biographiesoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2025
What I’m reading, including the 2025 Booker Prize longlistoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2025
Three new books for summer readingoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2025
Lost love, adventure, and party spiritsoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2025
“Flashlight” by Susan Choioriginal ↗
5 Jun 2025
“A Perfect Turmoil: Walter E. Fernald and the Struggle to Care for America’s Disabled”         original ↗
23 May 2025
“The Transit of Venus” and othersoriginal ↗
5 May 2025
Cable breakage and darkness of the souloriginal ↗
1 Apr 2025
What I’m reading and new booksoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2025
Saving a wild creature and keeping it freeoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2025
Sophy Roberts’ travel stories plus Helen Garner’s masterpiece and diariesoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2025
A powerful story about books, friendship, and despairoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2025
A few book recommendationsoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2025
New books published this weekoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2025

2024

A 2024 favorite, notebooks, and the return of Monsignor O’Flaherty original ↗
30 Dec 2024
A story of kindness and hope in 1962 Irelandoriginal ↗
22 Dec 2024
A reluctant spy, Ukraine, and a stubborn octogenarianoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2024
Caroline Adderson’s “A Way to Be Happy”original ↗
31 Oct 2024
A genius, a horse, and the atom bomboriginal ↗
17 Oct 2024
A review of “Us Fools” by Nora Langeoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2024
What happened to Felice Bauer?original ↗
18 Sept 2024
I had to move my books: what I foundoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2024
A science fiction shortlist and August booksoriginal ↗
31 Jul 2024
New books published this month, plus two irresistiblesoriginal ↗
18 Jul 2024
Recent additions to my reading tableoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2024
“His world had ended:” the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empireoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2024
New books, old books, and the Pulitzer Prizesoriginal ↗
15 May 2024
The “hoss and horl” of the North Sea in Carys Davies’ new noveloriginal ↗
30 Apr 2024
Books I’m reading and plan to readoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2024
The truths of a real place and timeoriginal ↗
24 Mar 2024
New books recommended and anticipatedoriginal ↗
29 Feb 2024
For Black History Month: poetry, basketball, and the Jim Crow yearsoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2024
The Dublin Literary Award 2024 Longlist and my three choicesoriginal ↗
31 Jan 2024
New books this month, plus moreoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2024

2023

Closing 2023 with these four booksoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2023
Supernatural escapes once a Christmas tradition, now revivedoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2023
New books, including a true crime stunneroriginal ↗
21 Nov 2023
A 1927 bestseller, film criticism, and Alice McDermottoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2023
“The House of Doors” by Tan Twan Engoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2023
A Navy captain’s integrity and the Great Chicago Fireoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2023
Four novels and the 2023 Booker Prizeoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2023
September 2023 new booksoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2023
A thriller set in Guatemalaoriginal ↗
10 Aug 2023
Staying cool these last hot days of the seasonoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2023
New books coming August 2023original ↗
27 Jul 2023
Reading Bette Howland’s Chicago stories and Robbie Arnott’s gemoriginal ↗
13 Jul 2023
This could be your summer reading listoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2023
What I’m reading this month, June 2023original ↗
8 Jun 2023
A novel about war and unshakable belongingoriginal ↗
25 May 2023
Three books I’m eager to readoriginal ↗
11 May 2023
Art theft, espionage, and murder in WWII Londonoriginal ↗
1 May 2023
What to read next: new books and a classicoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2023
A sylvan delight: “The Forest” by Alexander Nemerovoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2023
Intriguing new books in fiction and nonfictionoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2023
Recommended novels set in Rome, Norway, and Englandoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2023
Three February booksoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2023
A woman’s secret, a moving epic, and a glacial adventureoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2023
“Two Thousand Million Man-Power” by Gertrude Trevelyanoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2023

2022

Six favorite books from my year of readingoriginal ↗
29 Dec 2022
Three novels, one reminiscenceoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2022
A family Christmas and the wisdom in a soaring flock of birdsoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2022
Rudolf Vrba’s escape from Auschwitz and an unputdownable whodunnitoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2022
“The world does not know that you are here.”original ↗
27 Oct 2022
The 2022 Booker Prize winner plus a surprise bestselleroriginal ↗
18 Oct 2022
The unsung life of a famous painteroriginal ↗
29 Sept 2022
“Treacle Walker” and “Oh William!”original ↗
16 Sept 2022
Reading the 2022 Booker Prize longlistoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2022
Catching up on my nonfiction readingoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2022
“The Half Life of Valery K” by Natasha Pulleyoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2022
2022 Dublin Literary Award winner and finalistsoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2022
Controlled perception: a 20th century tycoon’s lifeoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2022
Lost man at sea, lost novel recoveredoriginal ↗
16 May 2022
New discoveries for spring readingoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2022
The story of a boy who studied with Bachoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2022
These good books: from gripping to inspiringoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2022
Paris’s 19th century institutionalized female hystericsoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2022
Now reading: poetry, nature, true crime, and J.S. Bachoriginal ↗
17 Feb 2022
A psychological page-turner brilliantly craftedoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2022
Nonfiction coming to my reading tableoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2022
What I’m reading, plus promising new booksoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2022
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