This week, we’re joined by our good friend Mark Haber to discuss his wonderful books, including the brand new Lesser Ruins. Fittingly, this episode features numerous digressions into literary influences and loves, coffee, music, art, travel, and much more!
Shownotes
Books
The Cemetery of Untold Stories, by Julia Alvarez
The Rainbow, by D.H. Lawrence
Fog at Noon, by Tomás González, translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Difficult Light, by Tomás González, translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Living Things, by Munir Hachemi, translated by Julia Sanches
Vacated Landscape, by Jean Lahougue, translated by K.E. Gormley
The God of Endings, by Jacqueline Holland
Melvill, by Rodrigo Fresán, translated by Will Vanderhyden
Attila, by Aliocha Coll, translated by Katie Whittemore
Attila, by Serena, by Javier Serena, translated by Katie Whittemore
Deathbed Conversions, by Mark Haber
Reinhardt’s Garden, by Mark Haber
Saint Sebastian’s Abyss, by Mark Haber
Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter, by César Aira, translated by Chris Andrews
The Netanyahus, by Joshua Cohen
Ada, by Mark Haber (forthcoming 2026)
2666, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer
Ten, by Juan Emar, translated by Megan McDowell
Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D.H. Lawrence, by Geoff Dyer
Compass, by Mathias Énard, translated by Charlotte Mandell
Other
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Episode 91: Digressions with Mark Haber