Written Reviews

Prix Goncourt Winner

November 3, 2015

The winner of this year’s Prix Goncourt has been announced. Read the full post.

Julianne Pachico: “Honey Bunny”

November 2, 2015

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Julianne Pachico’s “Honey Bunny.” Read the post and join in the conversation.

Alice Munro: “Chaddeleys and Flemings II: The Stone in the Field”

October 30, 2015

Trevor and Betsy look at “Chaddeleys and Flemings II: The Stone in the Field,” from Alice Munro’s The Moons of Jupiter.

Shadows of Carcosa: Talse of Cosmic Horror

October 29, 2015

Trevor looks at the contents of a seasonal offering from NYRB Classics, Shadows of Carcosa: Tales of Cosmic Horror by Lovecraft, Chambers, Machen, Poe, and Other Masters of the Weird. Read the full post.

Charles Jackson: The Lost Weekend

October 28, 2015

Chris looks at Charles Jackson’s 1944 novel, The Lost Weekend, as well as the 1945 Billy Wilder film adaptation and the book’s impact. Read the full post.

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