Written Reviews

Thomas McGuane: “Wide Spot”

September 16, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is “Wide Spot,” by Thomas McGuane.

Anniversaries Readalong: September 18 – 24, 1967

September 15, 2019

Are we already almost done with September!? Here is the fifth post for all of us to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries.

Garth Greenwell: “Harbor”

September 9, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is Garth Greenwell’s “Harbor.”

Anniversaries Readalong: September 11 – 17, 1967

September 8, 2019

Time is flying by, already. Here is the fourth post for all of us to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries.

Marcel Pagnol: The Baker’s Wife

September 5, 2019

Let’s stick with the theme of 1938 French films. The Criterion Collection recently released Marcel Pagnol’s The Baker’s Wife, a tremendous, if problematic, film.

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