Beespeckled, thanks so much for the heads-up about Louis Bayard and his three mystery thrillers in historical settings. I agree the
School of Night sounds worth looking out for. His website is
here.
I have Haruki Murakami's
Kafka on the Shore in my tbr pile ...
TGS, your praise for
American Rust is very intriguing given this is Philipp Meyer's debut novel. Can you comment a bit more on the story or style?