Written Reviews

Michael Herr: Dispatches

August 10, 2016

Chris reviews Michael Herr’s Dispatches. Read the full post.

Deborah Levy: Hot Milk

August 8, 2016

Lee reviews Deborah Levy’s Hot Milk, which was recently placed on the Man Booker Prize longlist. Read the full post.

Wyl Menmuir: The Many

August 3, 2016

Trevor reviews the shortest book on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist, Wyl Menmuir’s debut novel The Many. Read the full post.

Ottessa Moshfegh: Eileen

August 2, 2016

Lee reviews Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen, which was just longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

Tessa Hadley: “Dido’s Lament”

August 1, 2016

This week’s New Yorker story is Tessa Hadley’s “Dido’s Lament.” Read the full post.

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