Jackson Saul

Jun 11, 2024 | kenyonreview.org | Jackson Saul

Again this summer, The Kenyon Review shares staff reading recommendations! Interested in purchasing any of these titles? We encourage you to do so through our Bookshop.org page! I don’t often re-read the same book in one season, but I made an exception for Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Knopf, 2024).

Dec 14, 2023 | kenyonreview.org | Jackson Saul

We’re pleased to share this winter’s Kenyon Review winter reading recommendations. Click here to purchase the books that appear here on the KR Bookshop.org page. Tina Cane, Winter Online Adult Writers Workshops Faculty I am not sure how I stumbled upon Jo Clement’s Outlandish (Bloodaxe Books, 2022), but I am delighted that I did. It’s riveting. Clement’s voice is instantly distinct, as she harnesses deep music and arresting imagery to evoke Roma cultural traditions and legacy.

Jun 22, 2023 | kenyonreview.org | Jackson Saul

Three recent books I’ve loved by KR contributors: People Want to Live by Farah Ali contains her KR story, “The Effect of Heat on Poor People,” along with thirteen other stories set primarily in Pakistan about characters desperate to change their lives, surrounded by people with the power to help, hinder, or sometimes, only stand by helplessly. Ali assembles a powerful cast of indelible characters poised at moments of possible transformation.