All Fours
Here we are, witnessing a masterful and unstoppable artist perfecting her craft.
Fiction
18 books
The New York Trilogy
If Baumgartner was his latest effort, I wondered, what had the polished diamond looked like when it still was rough?
The First Bad Man
Peculiar, hilarious, disturbing and even ridiculous—but, incredibly engrossing.
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.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
An eerie murder mystery, dark feminist comedy, and a refreshing take on vegetarianism, all packed into one.
The Dry Heart
A compact book, brilliantly subdued in its anger.
