KGB Bar is one of my favorite bars in the world, so I was absolutely delighted to contribute a review to their lit mag! All the more so because it gave me the opportunity to really think through why I admired A Ghost in the Throat so much. Here's what I ended up saying!
Sidenote, but — you might think that as someone who studies 18th century lit, and Irish fiction, OF COURSE I had heard of this book. But in fact, I learned about it, as I learn about many many many excellent books, from Caitlin Luce Baker's twitter feed. This just reaffirms what I've said many times before, that booksellers are far more up on the important stuff than academics are. And also, that bookseller twitter is so so good! If you want to hear more about excellent literature in translation, or stuff being published by indie presses, Caitlin is a great person to follow.
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