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1 week ago | 
bismarcktribune.com | Alex Schulman |Emma Donoghue |Riley Sager |Chris Hewitt
‘There isn’t a train I wouldn’t take, No matter where it’s going.”That dandy epigraph, from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem “Travel,” begins Emma Donoghue’s entertaining new novel. “The Paris Express” gets much of its momentum from the relentless energy of a train. Both the epigraph and Donoghue’s book beautifully capture the thrill and romance of train travel’s heyday.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue's The Paris Express is a multi-layered societal critique set in the 19th century. PHOTOS: WOODGATE PHOTOGRAPHY, KINOKUNIYAJoin ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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1 month ago | 
newinbooks.com | Harold Phifer |Emma Donoghue |Patti Callahan Henry |Deanna Lynn Sletten
in Books to Read if You Like..., eBook, Literary Fiction, News
New Literary Fiction to Pull You Out of Your Reading SlumpStuck in a reading slump? These fresh literary fiction picks will reignite your love for captivating storytelling. With rich prose, deep characters, and thought-provoking themes, these books will pull you in and keep you turning pages. Ready to fall in love with reading again?
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1 month ago | 
bookreporter.com | Emma Donoghue
On the morning of October 22, 1895, Engine 721 chugged out of Granville in Normandy with a full head of steam. If all went according to schedule --- subject to any number of ways it could be delayed --- the Paris Express would arrive in the nation’s capital by 4:00 that afternoon. And history shows that it did, except that almost nothing went according to plan, and it arrived in spectacularly disastrous fashion.
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1 month ago | 
lithub.com | Emma Donoghue
Why set a novel on a train? The answer might seem obvious: it’s a narratively and atmospherically rich space, an enclosure in which strangers are cooped up, each with their own different reason for making the journey. If I were using a contemporary Amtrak as a location, say, the train would be primarily a narrative device, and an airplane would probably work just as well, despite having much less romantic associations and a shorter literary tradition to echo.
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1 month ago | 
kirkusreviews.com | Emma Donoghue |Kristin Hannah
Hannah’s new novel is an homage to the extraordinary courage and endurance of Frenchwomen during World War II. In 1995, an elderly unnamed widow is moving into an Oregon nursing home on the urging of her controlling son, Julien, a surgeon. This trajectory is interrupted when she receives an invitation to return to France to attend a ceremony honoring passeurs: people who aided the escape of others during the war.
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1 month ago | 
audible.com | Sally Rooney |Tana French |Donal Ryan |Dónal Ryan |Emma Donoghue
Ireland, despite its modest geographical size and population, is an unmatched literary engine of the world. Yes, storytelling may be a common trait among Irish people, but that is not the only factor contributing to the wealth of Irish literature. A landscape rich with libraries, literary magazines, bookshops, and festivals ensures reading and writing are parts of everyday life in Ireland.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Emma Donoghue
A railway accident at Gare Montparnasse Paris, on October 22, 1895 was caused by a brake failure. Photo / Getty ImagesOpinion by Emma DonoghueThe Montparnasse derailment in 1895 saw a train crash through the station, hanging over the street. Despite the dramatic scene, only one person, Marie Haguillard, was killed by falling masonry. The incident inspired cultural works but led to no significant changes in railway protocols.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
earlybirdbooks.com | Orrin Grey |Costanza Casati |Susan Moore |Emma Donoghue
The new year may be only a few weeks old, but it has already seen the release of some exciting new books, with many others still on our radar in coming months. What books are you most excited about in 2025?
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
cbc.ca | Eric Chacour |Pablo Strauss |Emma Donoghue |Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel
Canada Reads is back! This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to change the narrative. The books on this year's longlist all have the power to change how we see, share and experience the world around us. The 2025 longlist is: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain Watch Out for Her by Samantha M.
