TELHILIT JOURNAL

One great pleasure in reading “Repetition” (Verso Fiction), Norwegian novelist Vigdis Hjorth’s new book, is how a single paragraph or, in some cases, a single sentence or phrase, contains multitudes.

A new book by Truong Tran, “How to Exi(s)t: A Poet’s Memoir” (City Lights), brings to mind a strange duo: memories of the movie, Inception, and recent articles about lone-star ticks. The 2010 film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief able to invade victims’ subconscious and steal information. He flips the game and attempts to permanently implant, not extract, an idea in his target’s brain. The tick-related troubles, especially this particular pest, are scaling up and spreading.

«Dopo aver finito di lavorare, andavo a prendere un cornetto caldo. In quei tempi, i posti chiudevano molto tardi. Negli anni '90, la notte a Roma si viveva un'altra vita: è quella Trastevere autentica, che adesso forse non c'è più, che ho voluto raccontare nel libro».

«After work, I would go grab a warm croissant. Back then, places closed very late. In the '90s, nightlife in Rome was a completely different existence: that authentic Trastevere that perhaps no longer exists is what I wanted to capture in the book».

On a bustling Friday night in San Francisco's North Beach, amid young bar-goers and the busy revelers of the workweek, you could find yourself at the beautiful, quaint corner of Telegraph Books. And if you are even luckier, the nonprofit Telegraph Hill Arts & Literature could be hosting one of its signature literary events. After all, Telegraph Books serves as more than a bookstore; it is also a community gathering place where people come together through curiosity and a pass

On a bustling Friday night in San Francisco's North Beach, amid young bar-goers and the busy revelers of the workweek, you could find yourself at the beautiful, quaint corner of Telegraph Books. And if you are even luckier, the nonprofit Telegraph Hill Arts & Literature could be hosting one of its signature literary events. After all, Telegraph Books serves as more than a bookstore; it is also a community gathering place where people come together through curiosity and a pass