Here’s a nifty new idea that Phinney Books is including in their weekly e-newsletter: Links of the Week. They compile links of reviews so you can read up about a book before you pop into the shop.
On A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
Feeling daring? Want to try something new? The stateside praise for Eimear McBride’s Joycean debut novel (New Yorker: “blazingly daring“; NY Times: “a future classic“; Wash. Post: “extraordinarily demanding“—okay, they’re a little more skeptical) is starting to catch up with the UK raves (Guardian: “an instant classic“; TLS: “not just memorable but often unforgettable“; LRB: “harshly satisfying“). Come in and sample its challenges yourself.