Hilma Wolitzer

Oct 13, 2024 | bookbrowse.com | Hilma Wolitzer

Okay, I admit it. I bought this book for the title, which should win an award for being so clever and evocative. And while the eponymous short story in this collection of 13 stories by Hilma Wolitzer (mother of novelist Meg Wolitzer, in case you wondered about the same last name) is fabulous, it is just the opening entry among equally fabulous stories.

Feb 28, 2024 | easthamptonstar.com | Hilma Wolitzer

“Ilium”Lea CarpenterAlfred A. Knopf, $27At the opening of this enthralling novel, the 20-year-old British protagonist reflects on ways to improve her life: "be less boring," "take more risks," "learn more about the world." It's as if a genie has appeared in the first pages of the book to offer her three wishes, bound to be granted before the end. That our heroine, a tabula rasa, is unnamed seems to confirm that she's simply waiting for experience to give her an identity and some complexity.

Jun 28, 2023 | easthamptonstar.com | Hilma Wolitzer

Sylvie Rosokoff “The Leaving Season” Kelly McMastersW.W. Norton, $29.95The art of the personal essay may be its seeming artlessness. Reading a good essay is like sitting next to an interesting stranger on a train while she tells you something about her life and the way she views the larger world. Among contemporary essayists, Jo Ann Beard, Phillip Lopate, Rachel Cusk, and Laurie Stone would be delightful seatmates on a long journey. Kelly McMasters is another.

May 3, 2023 | tegamini.it | Narrazioni materne |Hilma Wolitzer |Gabrielle Zevin

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