Written Reviews

Sara Baume: A Line Made by Walking

January 24, 2018

Paul reviews Sara Baume’s 2017 novel, A Line Made by Walking.

National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists

January 22, 2018

The National Book Critics Circle Award finalists have been announced!

Jhumpa Lahiri: “The Boundary”

January 22, 2018

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Boundary,” which she originally wrote in Italian and translated herself.

The Criterion Collection Announces April 2018 Releases

January 16, 2018

Today The Criterion Collection announced its April 2018, and I’m excited about each and every one of them!

Per Petterson: Echoland

January 15, 2018

Paul reviews Per Petterson’s 1989 novel Echoland, translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.

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