Written Reviews

Wuthering Expectations’ Readalong for Leopoldo Alas’s La Regenta

June 1, 2016

Tom at Wuthering Expectations is hosting a readalong of Leopolda Alas’s La Regenta. Read the full post.

Graham Swift: Mothering Sunday

May 31, 2016

Trevor reviews Graham Swift’s Mothering Sunday, a book he hopes shows up on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist. Read the full post.

Jonathan Safran Foer: “Maybe It Was the Distance”

May 30, 2016

This week’s New Yorker is the annual fiction issue, featuring Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Maybe It Was the Distance.” Read the full post.

Langston Hughes: “Seven People Dancing”

May 30, 2016

This week’s New Yorker is the annual fiction issue, featuring Langston Hughes’ “Seven People Dancing.” Read the full post.

Ben Lerner: “The Polish Rider”

May 30, 2016

This week’s New Yorker is the annual fiction issue, featuring Ben Lerner’s “The Polish Rider.” Read the full post.

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