SECOND PLACE

I am eagerly awaiting next week’s release of SECOND PLACE, the latest novel by Rachel Cusk. Cusk is best known for her OUTLINE trilogy, a series of autofictional novels in which an observant and biting narrator travels through European cities and comments on the people she encounters. I realize that pitch makes the books sound kind of boring but I promise they’re excellent. Anyway, I’m excited for Cusk’s latest novel because, unlike the OUTLINE trilogy, it stays put. The book is said to follow a family whose lives are upended by the arrival of a guest artist and his girlfriend, who have come to stay in their guest cabin (the titular Second Place). I’ve avoided reading any spoilers beyond that simple logline but hopefully it’s enough to whet your appetite! 

—Julia Hammer, Creative Executive