Sally Rooney’s new novel is entitled Intermezzo — the old chess term for an unexpected move. The board game is a significant element in the plot — Ivan, one of the main protagonists, is a ...

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Intermezzo is not a flawless novel. Naomi is not as well fleshed out as the other characters; there a slightly jarring habit ...

Issues on Tap, Civic Conversations will resume meeting at Verboten Brewery on Monday, and chess games will take place at the ...

Swing by and check out our annual Bookish Birdhouse Art Show. The art show features more than 50 birdhouses, designed and ...

Though at times it falls short of its ambitions, Intermezzo reaffirms Rooney’s ability to portray a microcosm of human ...

Write Your Story memoir workshop: In this four-week workshop series, attendees will explore different types, styles and ...

From the start, Intermezzo —the fourth novel by the Irish author Sally Rooney, who’s known for chronicling love and ...

At the end of each of Rooney’s novels, love triumphs partly because it might be the only form of solidarity, the ...