Written Reviews

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

October 5, 2017

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature has been announced, and to one of our favorites!

Orhan Pamuk: The Red-Haired Woman

October 4, 2017

Paul reviews Orhan Pamuk’s most 2016 novel, The Red-Haired Woman, translated from the Turkish by Ekin Oklap.

2017 National Book Award Shortlists

October 4, 2017

The 2017 National Book Award Shortlists have been announced.

October 2017: Books to Read

October 2, 2017

October is always the time of year where I feel like settling down with a good book. Here are several coming out this month that excite me the most.

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum: “Likes”

October 2, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s “Likes.”

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