Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “Spelling”

September 17, 2015

Trevor and Betsy return to West Hanratty and to Flo in Alice Munro’s “Spelling,” the penultimate story in The Beggar Maid.

2015 National Book Award Longlists

September 17, 2015

The longlists for the National Book Award — in Fiction, in Nonfiction, in Poetry, and in Young People’s Literature — have all been announced. Read the full post.

Hanya Yanagihara: A Little Life

September 16, 2015

Chris reviews Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, shortlisted just yesterday for the Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

The 2015 Man Booker Prize Shortlist

September 15, 2015

This morning, the shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize was revealed. Read the full post.

Krzysztof Kieslowski: Blind Chance

September 15, 2015

In 1981 Krzysztof Kieslowski created one of his first films about how chance, rather than choice, directs our lives: Blind Chance. The film was finished just before Poland declared marshal law, and the film was ultimately shelved until 1987, when it came out in a censored version. Today, The Criterion Collection is releasing the uncensored version on Blu-ray and DVD. Trevor takes a look at the film and the Criterion release itself. Read the full post.

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