Written Reviews

Anniversaries Readalong: January 22 – 28, 1968

January 19, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering January 22 – 28, 1968.

The Criterion Collection Announces April 2020 Releases

January 15, 2020

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in April of 2020.

Bryan Washington: “Visitor”

January 14, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Bryan Washington’s “Visitor.”

Anniversaries Readalong: January 15 – 11, 1968

January 12, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering January 15 – 21, 1968.

Douglas Stuart: “Found Wanting”

January 6, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Found Wanting,” by Douglas Stuart.

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