Written Reviews

Anniversaries Readalong: October 30 – November 5, 1967

October 27, 2019

Here is the tenth post for all of us to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering October 30 – November 5, 1967.

Tessa Hadley: “The Bunty Club”

October 21, 2019

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “The Bunty Club,” by Tessa Hadley, one of my favorites.

Anniversaries Readalong: October 23 – 29, 1967

October 20, 2019

Here is the ninth post for all of us to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering October 23 – 29, 1967.

The Criterion Collection Announces January 2020 Releases

October 16, 2019

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

2019 Booker Prize Winner(s) Announced

October 14, 2019

This year’s Booker Prize winners — you read that right! — have been announced.

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