Written Reviews

Magda Szabó: The Fawn

July 18, 2024

The latest book for #NYRBWomen24 was Magda Szabó’s The Fawn, translated from the Hungarian by Len Rix.

Aysegül Savas: “Freedom to Move”

July 15, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Aysegül Savas’s “Freedom to Move.”

Carys Davies: Clear

July 11, 2024

If you’re looking for a short but powerful book check out Carys Davies’s Clear.

Alice Munro: “Home”

July 5, 2024

Betsy continues her trek through Alice Munro’s work by looking at “Home,” from The View from Castle Rock.

Elizabeth Taylor: A Game of Hide and Seek

July 2, 2024

The most recent book we read for #NYRBWome24 was Elizabeth Taylor’s 1951 novel, A Game of Hide and Seek.

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