Archive - Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Six: Chapters 15 - 20

Thus ends the Book of Renunciation

13 hrs ago • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Five: Chapters 7 - 14

In which we meet the Holy Fools...

Jul 2 • Hilary Layne

June 2026

Both Sides of the Mirror — Julien Gracq's A Dark Stranger

A novel about the bargains we make to keep darkness at bay, and what happens when the bill comes due

Jun 30 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Four: Chapters 1 - 6

The first part of The Book of Renunciation

Jun 25 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Three: Chapters 13 - 20

The end of the Book of Cognition

Jun 18 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Two: Chapters 7 - 12

In which we meet Ustina...

Jun 11 • Hilary Layne

The Machines Are Not the Problem

The 1960 Italian Novel That Foresaw the Real Problem with AI: Humans

Jun 7 • Hilary Layne

Laurus: Prolegomenon — Chapter 6

In which we meet Arseny and Christofer

Jun 4 • Hilary Layne

May 2026

The Book Club - Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin

Reading Schedule

May 28 • Hilary Layne

Our Present Condition

On the growing prevalence of present tense in fiction

May 25 • Hilary Layne

Balcony In the Forest - Reader Roundup

And the next book!

May 20 • Hilary Layne

The River Loves You

Malicroix by Henri Bosco, a gorgeous novel that might change you

May 17 • Hilary Layne

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