Written Reviews

Stephen King: The Outsider

January 31, 2019

It’s been nearly a quarter century since I read anything by Stephen King. I tried his most recent, The Outsider, to see if he and I could come back together.

Wolfgang Hilbig: ‘I’

January 30, 2019

Paul continues his trek through the novels of Wolfgang Hilbig, looking this time at his 1993 book ‘I’, translated from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole.

2019 ALA Prizes Announced

January 29, 2019

The 2019 ALA Awards have been announced.

Emma Cline: “What Can You Do with a General”

January 28, 2019

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Emma Cline’s”What Can You Do with a General.”

Alice Munro: “Spaceships Have Landed”

January 25, 2019

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Spaceships Have Landed,” from Open Secrets.

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