In the Dark Room

A delicate examination of memory and grief from the author of Essayism (published by NYRB in September 2018. Melds personal reflections with insights on the works of writers and artists including Barthes, Proust, Rachel Whiteread and Nabokov. In the Dark Room will appeal to fans of Maggie Nelson, and has a recent endorsement by John Banville and a new foreword by Frances Wilson. Originally published in 2005, In the Dark Room is the author's first book and won the Irish Book Award for non-fiction. Author is a critic and reviewer for the London Review of Books, Guardian and New York Times.