Written Reviews

Looking Ahead to the 2017 Best Translated Book Award

September 1, 2016

The dates and judges for the 2017 Best Translated Book Award have been announced, something that affects me personally this year! Read the full post.

David Means: Hystopia

September 1, 2016

Lee reviews David Means’s Booker longlisted novel Hystopia. Read the full post.

Elizabeth Strout: My Name Is Lucy Barton

August 31, 2016

Trevor reviews Elizabeth Strout’s My Name Is Lucy Barton, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

Orson Welles: The Immortal Story

August 30, 2016

Trevor reviews Orson Welles’s 1968 film The Immortal Story, which is getting a new home video release from The Criterion Collection today. Read the full post.

The Eclipse Viewer 46: George Bernard Shaw on Film

August 30, 2016

David and Trevor are back with the next installment of The Eclipse Viewer. In this episode we discuss the Eclipse Series 20: George Bernard Shaw on Film. Read the full post and get links to the show.

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