
Ben Lerner's Latest Book Explores Digital Era Ghosts
Ben Lerner's new book, 'Transcription', delves into themes of technology, surveillance, and the digital age, exploring the 'ghosts' that haunt our always-on era.
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Ben Lerner's new book, 'Transcription', delves into themes of technology, surveillance, and the digital age, exploring the 'ghosts' that haunt our always-on era.

The New Statesman has published its recommendations for summer reads, featuring authors such as Maggie O’Farrell and Ben Lerner.

Author Ben Lerner describes the current state of American speech as 'stupefying and overwhelming' in a new discussion.

American novelist Ben Lerner's new book is noted for taking autofiction in a new direction, exploring themes beyond ego or technology. The work delves into more elusive and universal subjects.
The Wall Street Journal has published a review of Ben Lerner's novel, 'Transcription', offering insights into the work of fiction.
The Wall Street Journal publishes a review of Ben Lerner's novel 'Transcription', offering insights into the work.

Die Schriftstellerin war 43 Jahre mit Paul Auster zusammen. Als er 2024 stirbt, muss Hustvedt wieder zu leben lernen. Dennoch liegt in der Trauer auch ein Trost.

The Booker Prize longlist has been criticized for being 'timid' and for notable omissions of authors like Ben Lerner and Amitav Ghosh. Commentators suggest the selection reflects a cautious approach in turbulent times.

Ben Lerner's 'Transcription' and Karen Bartlett's 'The Escape from Kabul' have been announced as winners of the 2026 Orwell Prizes.

A review of Ben Lerner's novel 'Transcription' explores how reality and fiction intertwine, referencing a seminal moment in the narrator's life that shaped their perception of nature as culturally constructed.

US author Ben Lerner's new novel, 'Transkription,' is being hailed as a literary sensation, delving into the experiences of an intellectual who loses his smartphone and the implications of deepfake technology.
The Wall Street Journal published a review of Ben Lerner's novel 'Transcription', offering insights into the literary work.
The Wall Street Journal publishes a review of Ben Lerner's latest novel, 'Transcription', offering insights into the work of fiction.

American author Ben Lerner discusses his new novel, using Germany's past as a backdrop for Trump's America, and expresses uncertainty about the future of democracy in the United States.

An archaeological training excavation in Hungary is exploring 4000-year-old settlement layers, tracing the remains of a Bronze Age community that was inhabited for 700 years.

A guest commentary discusses the necessity for humans to engage with AI in a way that preserves human qualities like emotion, error, ambivalence, and irrationality within the AI's data world.

Gustav Seibt's book "Ein Sommer mit Goethe" aims to inspire readers with an infectious enthusiasm for the German national poet, a quality often missing in German teachers.

This month's new book releases include 'Transcription' by Ben Lerner, 'Livonia Chow Mein' by Abigail Savitch-Lew, and 'Like, Follow, Subscribe' by Fortesa Latifi, covering topics from memory to gentrification and momfluencer culture.
The Wall Street Journal has published several reviews of Ben Lerner's fiction novel, 'Transcription', offering various insights into the literary work.

Ben Lerner's highly praised book 'Transcription' is reviewed as a breathtaking interrogation of family, connection, and memory, ranging from quantum mechanics to eating disorders and the nature of fiction.