Written Reviews

Ann Schlee: Rhine Journey

October 25, 2024

Take a lovely Victorian cruise down the Rhine in Ann Schlee’s deceptively quiet 1980 novel, Rhine Journey.

Paul Yoon: “War Dogs”

October 21, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Paul Yoon’s “War Dogs.”

Italo Calvino: Invisible Cities

October 17, 2024

Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities

Bruna Dantas Lobato: Blue Light Hours

October 15, 2024

Bruna Dantas Lobato’s Blue Light Hours, a novel about a young woman moving from Brazil to study in the United States and her relationships with her mom who stayed behind, is out today.

Joshua Cohen: “My Camp”

October 14, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Joshua Cohen’s “My Camp.”

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