Collected Works
“My first love was poetry, my second love was fiction and my third and lasting love was the essay.”
2023
6 books
Orbital
Writing that feels like it glitters and levitates.
Every Man for Himself and God Against All
Herzog has lived many lives and exudes an endless curiosity — as if, as a child, he fell into a Bavarian creek awash with potion and clambered out anew, like some German Obelix.
Prophet Song
Relentless and unforgiving; a whirlwind of a novel about a country on the brink of totalitarianism.
Cheri
An elegant yet devastating novella in which Beard, somehow, makes the weight of it all feel bearable.
August Blue
A beautiful and atmospheric novel about a contemplative concert pianist.
