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First Sentence: Mika Taylor
Mika Taylor
‘I didn’t want reality to overwrite the story that was forming in my head.’
Love in the Graveyards of Industry
Jeremy Seabrook
‘Love was no longer encoded in recognised behaviours, but became subject to private desires and idiosyncratic needs.’
Best Book of 2000: The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent
Will Boast
Will Boast on why Lionel Trilling’s The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent is the best book of 2000.
Best Book of 1998: 253
Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado on why Geoff Ryman’s 253 is the best book of 1998.
Best Story of 1992: ‘Mlle. Dias de Corta’
Mary O’Donoghue
Mary O’Donoghue on why Mavis Gallant‘s ‘Mlle. Dias de Corta’ is the best story of 1992.
Best Book of 2008: The Alphabet
Rae Armantrout
Rae Armantrout on why Ron Silliman's The Alphabet is the best book of 2008.
Best Book of 1901: The Octopus
Rob Magnuson Smith
Rob Magnuson Smith on why Frank Norris' The Octopus is the best book of 1901.
Best Story of 1965: ‘Everything That Rises Must Converge’
Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender on why Flannery O’Connor's ‘Everything That Rises Must Converge’ is the best story of 1965.
Best Book of 2003: The Curious Life of Robert Hooke
Daisy Hildyard
Daisy Hildyard on why Lisa Jardine's The Curious Life of Robert Hooke is the best book of 2003.
Best Book of 2015: After The Dance
Dimitry Elias Léger
Dimitry Elias Léger on why Jan Gaye's After the Dance is the best book of 2015.
Best Book of 1981: Lanark
Lorna Gibb
Lorna Gibb on why Alasdair Gray's Lanark is the best book of 1981.
