Written Reviews

Alice Munro: The Moons of Jupiter

October 1, 2015

Trevor and Betsy are gearing up to post on all of the stories in Alice Munro’s fifth book, The Moons of Jupiter. Join them!

NYRB Classics October Book Club: Ronald Blythe’s Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village

October 1, 2015

If you don’t know about it, come check out the NYRB Classics group on GoodReads. This September, we are reading Ronald Blythe’s Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village, one of my favorite releases of the year. Read the full post.

The Charlie Chaplin Archives

September 30, 2015

This month Taschen has released one of the most magnificent books of the year, The Charlie Chaplin Archives. Read the full post.

James Ivory: A Room with a View

September 29, 2015

Today The Criterion Collection is releasing one of my favorite film adaptations of a classic novel: James Ivory’s 1986 film A Room with a View, based on E.M. Forster’s novel. I review the film and the Criterion edition. Read the full post.

Tim Parks: “Vespa”

September 28, 2015

This week’s New Yorker story is Tim Parks’ “Vespa.” Read the full post.

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