Today in Bookish and Literary History, November 5
1740 A Treatise of Human Nature (Vol3) by David Hume (UK) 1936 French writer Andre Gide criticizes the Soviet regime in his " Return from the U. S. S. R " after his visit to the Soviet Union 2020 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Ireland) ( My Review ) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him ― and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church. Winner of The Orwell Prize Winner of The Kerry Group Irish Novel Of The Year Award Shortlisted For The Booker Prize Shortlisted for The Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlisted The Irish Novel Of The Year At The Dalkey Literary Awards 2020 Where Snow Angels Go by Maggie O'Farrell (UK) Have you ever woken up suddenly, in the middle of the night, without knowing why? Best-selling and award-winning master stor...