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Year: 2012

Rivka Galchen: “The Lost Order”

August 22, 2016December 31, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rivka Galchen’s “The Lost Order.” Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Rivka Galchen Tags 2012 Giller Prize 6 Comments

William Maxwell: “The Lily-White Boys”

August 18, 2016December 25, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week, The Library of America is featuring William Maxwell’s “The Lily-White Boys,” set at a Christmas party. Read the full post.

Categories William Maxwell Tags Short Story 2 Comments

Christmas Blog Giveaway: The Neighborhood

August 18, 2016December 19, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

It’s time for a giveaway! Read the full post and enter the giveaway.

Categories Giveaway 19 Comments

My Favorite Reads of 2012

August 22, 2016December 17, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Here are my favorite reads from 2012! Read the full post.

Categories Book Lists 22 Comments

Thomas Pierce: “Shirley Temple Three”

August 22, 2016December 17, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Thomas Pierce’s “Shirley Temple Three.” Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Thomas Pierce Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 17 Comments

Wieslaw Mysliwski: Stone Upon Stone

August 18, 2016December 14, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Wieslaw Mysliwski’s Stone Upon Stone, translated from the Polish by Bill Johnson. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Wieslaw Mysliwski Tags 1980s, 1984, Archipelago Books, Polish 5 Comments

Tatiana Salem Levy: “Blazing Sun”

August 22, 2016December 12, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at Tatiana Salem Levy’s “Blazing Sun,” from Granta 121: The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists. Read the full post.

Categories Tatiana Salem Levy Tags Portuguese Leave a comment

Natsume Soseki: The Gate

August 18, 2016December 11, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Natsume Soseki’s quiet yet tumultuous 1910 novel, The Gate. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Natsume Soseki Tags 1910, 1910s, Japanese, NYRB Classics 10 Comments

Marisa Silver: “Creatures”

August 22, 2016December 10, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Marisa Silver’s “Creatures.” Read the full post.

Categories Marisa Silver, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 13 Comments

Alice Munro: “Dolly”

August 4, 2017December 7, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at “Dolly” from Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Leave a comment
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