Written Reviews

John Edgar Wideman: “Writing Teacher”

January 15, 2018

This week’s New Yorker fiction is John Edgar Wideman’s “Writing Teacher.”

Alice Munro: “Carried Away”

January 14, 2018

Betsy and Trevor look at “Carried Away,” the first story in Alice Munro’s Open Secrets.

Brandon Sanderson: The Way of Kings

January 11, 2018

Trevor reviews the first high fantasy novel he’s read in years, Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings.

Barbet Schroeder: General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait

January 9, 2018

The Criterion Collection recently released Barbet Schroeder’s 1974 documentary, General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait on Blu-ray. Trevor takes a look.

The Story Prize Finalists

January 9, 2018

The finalists — three short story collections — for The Story Prize have been announced.

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