Written Reviews

Lauren Groff: “Brawler”

May 6, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is Lauren Groff’s “Brawler.”

Sayaka Murata: Convenience Store Woman

April 30, 2019

Paul reviews Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori and recently longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award.

John L’Heureux: “The Escape”

April 29, 2019

Last week John L’Heureux died at the age of 84. This week’s New Yorker story is his “The Escape.”

Alice Munro: “Rich as Stink”

April 26, 2019

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Rich as Stink,” from The Love of a Good Woman.

Elia Kazan: A Face in the Crowd

April 25, 2019

Elia Kazan’s 1957 A Face in the Crowd is a shockingly contemporary film. It has just been released on home video by The Criterion Collection, and here are my thoughts.

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