Written Reviews

Alice Munro Friend of My Youth

Alice Munro: “Hold Me Fast, Don’t Let Me Pass”

September 29, 2017

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Hold Me Fast, Don’t Let Me Pass,” from Friend of My Youth.

Daniel Mendelsohn: An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic

September 28, 2017

Daniel Mendelsohn has written a wonderful memoir that is both a touching and nuanced account of his relationship with his father as well as a fascinating look at the great epic The Odyssey.

Fiona Mozley: Elmet

September 26, 2017

Paul reviews Fiona Mozley’s debut novel, Elmet, recently shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Ben Marcus: “Blueprints for St. Louis”

September 25, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ben Marcus’s “Blueprints for St. Louis.”

Alice Munro Friend of My Youth

Alice Munro: “Meneseteung”

September 22, 2017

Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts on Alice Munro’s “Meneseteung.”

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