Author:Michael Longley

*AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*
'I can't bear the thought of a world without Michael Longley, yet his poetry keeps hurtling towards that fact more and more urgently as it stretches in an unflinching way beyond comfort or certainty.' So wrote Maria Johnston, reviewing Longley's previous book Angel Hill. Yet The Candlelight Master does not only face into shadows. The title poem sums up the chiaroscuro of this collection, named after a mysterious Baroque painter. Other poems about painters - Matisse, Bonnard - imply that age makes the quest for artistic perfection all the more vital. A poem addressed to the eighth-century Japanese poet, Otomo Yakamochi, says: 'We gaze on our soul-landscapes / More intensely with every year.' The soul-landscape of The Candlelight Master is often a landscape of memory. But if Longley looks back over formative experiences, and over the forms he has given them, he channels memory into freshly fluid structures. His new poems about war and the Holocaust speak to our own dark times. Translation brings dead poets up to date too. The bawdy of Catullus becomes Scots 'Hochmagandy'. Yakamochi and the lyric poets of Ancient Greece find themselves at home in Longley's Carrigskeewaun.
Michael Longley's luminous The Candlelight Master...demonstrate[s] how much poetry matters even in the most terrible of times.
—— John Banville , Irish Times *Books of the Year*A swift, thoroughly imagined entertainment that looks back at the genre's past while hinting, in the final pages, of future installments to come. The possibilities are limitless.
—— Washington PostGuillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have yet another twisted masterpiece on their hands. An enduring new series combining horror, suspense, and fable.
—— Stephen Chbosky, NYT bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Imaginary FriendInventive and macabre.
—— KirkusHorrifying . . . The authors keep the tension high throughout. Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s Pendergast books will be enthralled.
—— Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewA transporting, page-turning thriller that rips open a brand new universe, filling it with suspense.
—— Brad Meltzer, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Escape ArtistRecommended reading for everyone with a taste for occult detective fiction featuring a great premise, interesting characters, and a tantalizing promise of more to follow
—— The New York Journal of BooksThis compellingly paced novel allow readers to become wholly invested in the story's well-crafted sense of dread and in the odd-couple pairing of Hardwicke and Blackwood. A great choice.
—— BooklistA quick read, with propulsive action and just enough explication to keep readers interested. . . del Toro and Hogan ground the story in just enough reality to keep you turning the pages.
—— Associated PressThe Hollow Ones is never dull, dropping readers right into the action and deftly switching between timelines . . . A lean and macabre page-turner.
—— USA TodayIn an era where the truth is put up for debate, let’s celebrate these women, who venture into conflict to get at the truth.
—— Refinery29Groundbreaking and intimate...allows the reader to imagine what current affairs coverage would look like if it was a continuous examination of a country’s evolution from the perspective of those who live there.
—— Zara Meerza , Literary HubAn intimate glimpse into the courage and pressures bearing on the determined women who report on their own homelands... These sahafiyat are observers as well as insiders... while the women display remarkable resilience, they also speak of dilemmas and loss with heart-breaking clarity. Each has made great sacrifices and is trying to process where she stands.
—— Judith Matloff , Chatham HouseRefreshing (and long overdue) . . . Will appeal to readers of all genders and backgrounds who want to broaden their understanding of the Arab world.
—— NPR.orgA dazzling book that elegantly demonstrates how to tell stories with humility, affection, and truthfulness.
—— Azadeh Moaveni , author of Lipstick JihadA remarkable book. The voices of these trailblazing women are even more vital today, when the region’s upheaval cannot be explained without local, and especially female, perspectives.
With steely courage and pens of fire, these sahafiyat – Arab female journalists – tell the stories of their country’s conflicts, providing rigor, depth and insight few outside commenters could match.
—— Molly Crabapple , author of Drawing BloodIn this groundbreaking anthology, Arab women write of the challenges and beauty of reporting from their homelands. They tell stories of activism, arrest, motherhood, joy, despair, exile and pain, and of how they crossed boundaries and pushed the limits professionally, culturally, and personally. I loved this book, a must-read.
—— Janine di Giovanni , author of The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from SyriaThe authors are a who’s who of excellent women writers who have done some of the best journalism in the Arab world.
—— Kareem Shaheen , Book RiotOut of the gloom of the Middle East, this book brims with new voices – Arab women reporting on their world as no one else has seen it, with courage, inspiration, and resilience. A terrific read, full of insight and surprise.
—— David E. Hoffman , former foreign editor of The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and BetrayalAn astounding, affecting collection. Rich with understanding and sincere emotional connection to the people and places that drive the news, this book contains voices that are both fresh and necessary.
—— Megan K. Stack , author of Women’s Work: A Reckoning with Work and HomeA compelling and gripping read . . . Hankir has created a book that we are all desperate to read.
—— Middle East MonitorA refreshing insight into living and working in some of the world's most dangerous places... they upend our understanding of what it means to be a foreign correspondent. Our knowledge of the Middle East is richer and more nuanced thanks to these courageous women; it is long past time that we looked at things from their perspectives
—— Bethan McKeman , Guardian, *Christmas Gift Guide 2021*