Written Reviews

“The 100 Greatest British Novels” List

December 8, 2015

Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics from outside the UK in order to put together a kind of outsiders’ list of the 100 greatest British novels for BBC Culture. The list was posted yesterday. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Read the full post.

Dana Spiotta: “Jelly and Jack”

December 7, 2015

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Dana Spiotta’s “Jelly and Jack,” an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Innocents and Others. Read the full post and join the conversation.

Flicker Alley’s Chaplin’s Essanay Comedies

December 4, 2015

Once his first movie contract, with Keystone, terminated, Charlie Chaplin moved on quickly to a new one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. There he made fourteen films, all included in Flicker Alley’s exceptional Chaplin’s Essanay Comedies, Flicker Alley’s third (and final) comprehensive Chaplin release. Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “Dulse”

December 3, 2015

Trevor and Betsy look at “Dulse,” from Alice Munro’s The Moons of Jupiter.

The Eclipse Viewer 36: Late Ray

December 2, 2015

David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast, this time to discuss Eclipse Series 40: Late Ray. Read the full post and get links to the show.

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