Written Reviews

Yuri Herrera: Signs Preceding the End of the World

May 5, 2016

Trevor reviews Yuri Herrera’s Signs Preceding the End of the World, translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman. This book won this year’s Best Translated Book Award. Read the full post.

2016 Best Translated Book Award Winner

May 4, 2016

This year’s Best Translated Book Award winner has been announced! Read the full post.

Teffi: Tolstoy, Rasputin, Others, and Me

May 4, 2016

Trevor reviews NYRB Classics’ new collection of personal essays from Teffi, Tolstoy, Rasputin, Others, and Me. Read the full post.

The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates

May 3, 2016

The Criterion Collection’s recent release The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates is a brilliant package of history and film-making, and the history of film-making.

John L’Heureux: “Three Short Moments in a Long Life”

May 2, 2016

This week’s New Yorker story is John L’Heureux’s “Three Short Moments in a Long Life.” Read the full post.

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