2022 · Hernan Diaz · 416 pages · Literary Fiction
A structurally brilliant novel told in four overlapping voices that circles the same story of a Wall Street titan and his wife, peeling back layers of narrative control to ask who really gets to tell the truth.
2022 · 1 Season · HBO · Drama, Comedy
Irma Vep is Olivier Assayas's deeply personal meditation on cinema, creativity, and the impossibility of adaptation, wrapped in the guise of an HBO prestige series. Alicia Vikander is magnetic as a Hollywood star lost in a chaotic French film production, and the show's blend of industry satire, personal drama, and genuine cinephilia creates something unlike anything else on television. It's also deliberately paced and deeply referential, which limits its audience to viewers willing to meet it on its own terms.
2020 · Charles Yu · 273 pages · Literary Fiction
A wildly inventive National Book Award winner written as a screenplay, using the conventions of television casting to expose how Asian Americans are reduced to stereotypes, combining biting satire with genuine emotional depth about family and identity.