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Henry Green Readalong
Etgar Keret: “To the Moon and Back”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Etgar Keret’s “To the Moon and Back,” translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston. Read the full post.
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Complete Orsinia
It’s always a momentous occasion when a living author gets their work released in The Library of America. It has rarely happened, and I think the only other living author in there now is Philip Roth, but it has recently happened once again. Ursula K. Le Guin, the 86-year-old whose career started over sixty yearsRead More
Petina Gappah: “A Short History of Zaka the Zulu”
This week’s New Yorker story is Petina Gappah’s “A Short History of Zaka the Zulu.” Read the full post.
The Criterion Collection Announces December 2016 Releases
Today The Criterion Collection announced its December 2016 releases. Read the full post.
Graeme Macrae Burnet: His Bloody Project
Lee reviews Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project, just shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the rare thriller to do so. Read the full post.
The 2016 Man Booker Shortlist
The 2016 Man Booker Prize shortlist has been announced. Read the full post.
Rivka Galchen: “How Can I Help?”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rivka Galchen’s “How Can I Help?” Read the full post.
Paul Beatty: The Sellout
Chris reviews Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Chris isn’t having it. Read the full post.
Robert Coover: “Invasion of the Martians”
This week’s New Yorker story is Robert Coover’s “Invasion of the Martians.” Read the full post.
Looking Ahead to the 2017 Best Translated Book Award
The dates and judges for the 2017 Best Translated Book Award have been announced, something that affects me personally this year! Read the full post.
David Means: Hystopia
Lee reviews David Means’s Booker longlisted novel Hystopia. Read the full post.
Elizabeth Strout: My Name Is Lucy Barton
Trevor reviews Elizabeth Strout’s My Name Is Lucy Barton, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.