Written Reviews

Barbara Comyns: The Juniper Tree

February 8, 2018

Trevor reviews Barbara Comyn’s dark 1985 novel, The Juniper Tree, which Comyn’s wrote in her late 70s. The book was recently published in a new edition by NYRB Classics.

Eley Williams: Attrib. and Other Stories

February 7, 2018

Paul reviews Eley Williams’ Attrib. and Other Stories.

February 2018 Books to Read

February 6, 2018

There are some great books coming out this month. Here are a few I’m particularly interested in.

Rachel Kushner: “Stanville”

February 5, 2018

This week’s New Yorker story is Rachel Kushner’s “Stanville.”

Jeffrey Eugenides: “Bronze”

January 29, 2018

This week’s New Yorker story is Jeffrey Eugenides’s “Bronze.”

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