Translated Fiction

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Guest Author – Wytske Versteeg on Writing about Motherhood

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ December 7, 2016 ⋅ 2 Comments

Today’s guest and her novel represent things I believe in and want to support on the Literary Sofa. Wytske Versteeg is a Dutch author, whose third novel The Boy has recently been translated into English by Sarah Welling and released in the UK by small independent HopeRoad Publishing. The Boy made it into my new quarterly Sofa … Continue reading →

Book Review – Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ April 4, 2014 ⋅ 11 Comments

This has been quite a week. I’ve had a breakthrough in the planning of my new novel. I read Jenny Offill’s extraordinary Dept. Of Speculation in one sitting and felt compelled to add to the buzz. I attended the spectacular theatrical launch of Jason Hewitt’s debut The Dynamite Room – it’s one of my Hot … Continue reading →