Ten Wafer-Thin Books Set on Trains
Something about traveling by train offers a perennial formula for good fiction. Strangers meet on trains, are forced into awkward, artificial…
Tomoé Hill on Some of Her Favorite Wafer-Thin Books
When I asked Tomoé Hill if she were willing to recommend some of her favorite wafer-thin books, she responded enthusiastically with…
A Selection of New Directions’ Wafer-Thin Bibelots
A healthy slice of 20th century literature could be signposted with the words, "See New Directions." The press that James Laughlin…
February’s Book: An Untouched House by W. F. Hermans
An Untouched House by W. F. Hermans, translated by David Colmer Published by Archipelago, 2018 Also available from Pushkin Press From…
January’s Wafer-Thin Books Discussion
The video of January's Wafer-Thin Books reading group discussion of Max Blecher's Adventures in Immediate Irreality is now online. https://youtu.be/qKoDEGHuUls Among…
Five Wafer-Thin Recommendations from Marina Sofia
https://youtu.be/RnY9qP0iVRk Marina Sofia, translator and co-founder of Corylus Books Ltd, graciously agreed to be the first to record a video with…
January’s Book: Adventures In Immediate Irreality
Adventures in Immediate Irreality by Max Blecher, translated by Michael Henry Heim Published by New Direction, 2015 Also available from the…
Max Blecher’s Adventures in Immediate Irreality and Thoughts on Translations
This guest post originally appeared in 2021 on Marina Sofia's findingtimetowrite and is reproduced with her permission. Max Blecher published the…
Seven Wafer-Thin Slices of Life (French)
Est-ce que vous souhaitez visiter la France mais vous n'avez pas le temps? Voilà! Try one of these wafer-thin slices of…
Ten Neglected Wafer-Thin Works of Nonfiction (from NeglectedBooks.com)
As we work our way up to 2024 and the start of the Wafer-Thin Books reading group, I want to encourage…