A Year in Reading: Erin Somers
by Erin Somers
Dec 11, 2023
3 minutes
Sprint with me. I started the year by reviewing Elizabeth McKenzie’s sophomore novel Dog of the North for the New York Times. For context, I also read Dog of the South by Charles Portis, a contender for funniest novel ever written. In March, I covered Philip Roth Fest for Esquire, so for several weeks I prepped for that. I reread some or all of Portnoy’s Complaint, Goodbye Columbus, The Ghostwriter, The Anatomy Lesson, The Plot Against America, and more.
In spring, I‘s new book for , so I reread her backlist, her short stories and the novels , , and .
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