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10/16/2025

SEEING DOUBLE?

Two great novels by Krisztina Tòth and Jacqueline Harpman. Two great translations by and Ros Schwartz. Two great illustrations by and . And last but not least, two great reviews by and in this past week.

10/15/2025

💫 Out now: “Eye of the Monkey” by Krisztina Tóth, tr. Ottilie Mulzet

To celebrate the release of Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth, translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet, we're excited to share an excerpt from the novel, praised by 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature winner László Krasznahorkai: “Krisztina Tóth is irredeemably a poet. This is revealed by every element of her latest novel. … [She] is a magnificent artist; receive her as such.”

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To celebrate the release, we're excited to share an excerpt from the novel, praised by 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature winner László Krasznahorkai: “Krisztina Tóth is irredeemably a poet. This is revealed by every element of her latest novel. … [She] is a magnificent artist; receive her as suc...

10/15/2025

To celebrate the release of Eye of the Monkey Krisztina Tóth, translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet, we’re excited to share an excerpt from the novel, praised by 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature winner László Krasznahorkai: “Krisztina Tóth is irredeemably a poet. This is revealed by every element of her latest novel. … [She] is a magnificent artist; receive her as such.” In this selection, taken from the very start of the book, one of the book’s protagonists, Giselle, a professor at a local university, notices that a man is following her on her commute home from work. Visit our website to continue reading.

10/14/2025

Happy pub day to EYE OF THE MONKEY by Krisztina Tóth! Translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzett, Eye of the Monkey begins in the wake of a devastating civil war that led to the formation of the United Regency, an autocracy in an unnamed European country. The ravages of war are sweeping, and the populace has been divided into segregated zones, where the well-off are under mass surveillance and the poor are phantom presences, confined and ghettoized.

In Tóth’s deftly woven, polyphonic, and dystopian novel—full of twists, turns, and treachery—we plumb the depths of a fractured, disturbed, and isolated society, as well as the underbelly of social perversions such a society produces. In this intricate web, stories within stories reveal the complicated lives of women and men who struggle to negotiate the networks of power and poverty that have shaped their lives and their relationships to one another.

10/13/2025

“I believe the term Machiavellian does not adequately describe the nature of what we are dealing with.”

To “celebrate” the “Columbus Day” holiday, we’ve shared on our blog an excerpt from Jack D. Forbes fantastic anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist text COLUMBUS & OTHER CANNIBALS

An excerpt from Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism by Jack D. Forbes: It is quite clear that in modern times we have witnessed the widespread brutalization of human beings. The history of Europe in the last 1,500 years and the history of...

10/10/2025

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Annie Ernaux: “Reading ‘Sad Tiger’ is like descending into an abyss with your eyes open.”

10/09/2025

Krisztina Tóth’s new novel, EYE OF THE MONKEY, comes out next week (Oct 14th), and to celebrate the occasion we’re excited to share a series of readings from the novel, performed by actor Júlia Ubrankovics. In this selection, Dr. Kreutzer and his mother discuss his divorce.

Translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzett, Eye of the Monkey begins in the wake of a devastating civil war that led to the formation of the United Regency, an autocracy in an unnamed European country. The ravages of war are sweeping, and the populace has been divided into segregated zones, where the well-off are under mass surveillance and the poor are phantom presences, confined and ghettoized.

On the verge of a nervous breakdown after being followed by a young man for weeks, Giselle, a history professor at the New University, seeks the help of Dr. Mihály Kreutzer, a psychiatrist who is navigating divorce and the recent death of his mother. They soon begin a torrid love affair, but everything is not what it seems. As Giselle begins to unpack her family history and the possible root of her psychological crisis, Dr. Kreutzer, who has ties to some of the most powerful people in the country, possesses ulterior motives of his own.

In Tóth’s deftly woven, polyphonic, and dystopian novel—full of twists, turns, and treachery—we plumb the depths of a fractured, disturbed, and isolated society, as well as the underbelly of social perversions such a society produces. In this intricate web, stories within stories reveal the complicated lives of women and men who struggle to negotiate the networks of power and poverty that have shaped their lives and their relationships to one another.

10/09/2025

💛🩷 ‘Sad Tiger’ is a National Book Award Finalist! 💛🩷 -

Annie Ernaux: “Reading ‘Sad Tiger’ is like descending into an abyss with your eyes open.”

10/08/2025

Elon Musk: CEO, Tech Bro, White Nationalist, American Oligarch

Out now, a new graphic biography of Elon Musk from renowned illustrator Darryl Cunningham

Renowned illustrator Darryl Cunningham’s new graphic biography tells the full story of Elon Musk and the multigenerationally white supremacist family he came from.

10/08/2025

Krisztina Tóth’s new novel, EYE OF THE MONKEY, comes out next week (Oct 14th), and to celebrate the occasion we’re excited to share a series of readings from the novel, performed by actor Júlia Ubrankovics. In this selection, Dr. Kreuzer, one of our protagonists, reflects on the roles of mothers in the United Regency’s near-future society.

Translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzett, Eye of the Monkey begins in the wake of a devastating civil war that led to the formation of the United Regency, an autocracy in an unnamed European country. The ravages of war are sweeping, and the populace has been divided into segregated zones, where the well-off are under mass surveillance and the poor are phantom presences, confined and ghettoized.

On the verge of a nervous breakdown after being followed by a young man for weeks, Giselle, a history professor at the New University, seeks the help of Dr. Mihály Kreutzer, a psychiatrist who is navigating divorce and the recent death of his mother. They soon begin a torrid love affair, but everything is not what it seems. As Giselle begins to unpack her family history and the possible root of her psychological crisis, Dr. Kreutzer, who has ties to some of the most powerful people in the country, possesses ulterior motives of his own.

In Tóth’s deftly woven, polyphonic, and dystopian novel—full of twists, turns, and treachery—we plumb the depths of a fractured, disturbed, and isolated society, as well as the underbelly of social perversions such a society produces. In this intricate web, stories within stories reveal the complicated lives of women and men who struggle to negotiate the networks of power and poverty that have shaped their lives and their relationships to one another.

10/07/2025

Krisztina Tóth’s new novel, EYE OF THE MONKEY, comes out next week (Oct 14th), and to celebrate the occasion we’re excited to share a series of readings from the novel, performed by actor Júlia Ubrankovics. In this second selection, one of the book’s protagonists, psychiatrist Dr. Kreuzer, arrives at his mother’s apartment with a bag of groceries to find that she’d died earlier that day while enjoying her massage chair.

Translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzett, Eye of the Monkey begins in the wake of a devastating civil war that led to the formation of the United Regency, an autocracy in an unnamed European country. The ravages of war are sweeping, and the populace has been divided into segregated zones, where the well-off are under mass surveillance and the poor are phantom presences, confined and ghettoized.

On the verge of a nervous breakdown after being followed by a young man for weeks, Giselle, a history professor at the New University, seeks the help of Dr. Mihály Kreutzer, a psychiatrist who is navigating divorce and the recent death of his mother. They soon begin a torrid love affair, but everything is not what it seems. As Giselle begins to unpack her family history and the possible root of her psychological crisis, Dr. Kreutzer, who has ties to some of the most powerful people in the country, possesses ulterior motives of his own.

In Tóth’s deftly woven, polyphonic, and dystopian novel—full of twists, turns, and treachery—we plumb the depths of a fractured, disturbed, and isolated society, as well as the underbelly of social perversions such a society produces. In this intricate web, stories within stories reveal the complicated lives of women and men who struggle to negotiate the networks of power and poverty that have shaped their lives and their relationships to one another.