Archive - Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Twelve: The End

In which Arseny’s journey comes to a close...

Aug 22 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Eleven: Chapters 6 - 16

In which Arseny receives his final name...

Aug 15 • Hilary Layne

Starvation Deep In Their Souls - Knut Hamsun's Hunger

A novel about starvation, of the body and of the soul...

Aug 14 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Ten: The Book of Repose

One Journey Ends and Another Begins...

Aug 8 • Hilary Layne

July 2026

Laurus Week Nine: Chapters 19 - 26

The pilgrimage continues...

Jul 31 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Eight: Chapters 10 - 18

Concerning time...

Jul 23 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Seven: Chapters 1 - 9

In which we meet Ambrogio and begin a new journey...

Jul 16 • Hilary Layne

Laurus Week Six: Chapters 15 - 20

Thus ends the Book of Renunciation

Jul 9 • 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

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