Written Reviews

William Trevor: The Story of Lucy Gault

August 29, 2024

This year’s Mookse and Gripes Podcast summer book club selection was William Trevor’s The Story of Lucy Gault. Here are my thoughts, as well as a link to the podcast episode where we discuss the book.

Yiyun Li: “The Particles of Order”

August 26, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Yiyun Li’s “The Particles of Order.”

Jessica Mitford: Hons and Rebels

August 21, 2024

My latest read for #NYRBWomen24 was Jessica Mitford’s 1960 memoir Hons and Rebels.

Akhil Sharma: “The Narayans”

August 19, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Akhil Sharma’s “The Narayans.”

César Aira: Festival and Game of the Worlds

August 15, 2024

Recently New Direction published a book with two Cesar Aira novellas, Festival and Game of the Worlds, each translated by Katherine Silver.

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