Written Reviews

John Williams: Nothing But the Night

February 12, 2019

John Williams’ debut novel, Nothing But the Night, has finally come home! NYRB Classics published their edition today, completing their collection of all four of Williams’ novels. It’s a fine work from a young man filled with promise.

Leïla Slimani: “The Confession”

February 11, 2019

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Leïla Slimani’s “The Confession,” translated from the French by Sam Taylor.

Alice Munro: The Love of a Good Woman

February 7, 2019

Trevor and Betsy will be venturing into the stories of Alice Munro’s ninth collection, from 1998, The Love of a Good Woman.

T. Coraghessan Boyle: “Asleep at the Wheel”

February 4, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is T. Coraghessan Boyle’s “Asleep at the Wheel.”

Alice Munro: “Vandals”

February 1, 2019

Trevor and Betsy take a look at “Vandals,” the final story in Alice Munro’s Open Secrets.

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