Written Reviews

Anniversaries Readalong: November 27 – December 3, 1967

November 25, 2019

Here is the fifteenth post for all of us to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering November 27 – December 3, 1967.

John Edgar Wideman: “Arizona”

November 18, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is John Edgar Wideman’s “Arizona.”

Anniversaries Readalong: November 20 – 26, 1967

November 17, 2019

Here is the fourteenth post for all of us to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering November 20 – 26, 1967.

The Criterion Collection Announces February 2020 Releases

November 15, 2019

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

Ritwik Ghatak: The Cloud-Capped Star

November 13, 2019

Looking for a Criterion Collection release to pick up during this year’s Barnes and Nobel sale? Check out Ritwik Ghatak’s The Cloud-Capped Star.

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