Written Reviews

Joyce Carol Oates: “Late Love”

April 19, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Joyce Carol Oates’s “Late Love.”

Alice Munro: “The View from Castle Rock”

October 26, 2023

Betsy continues her exploration of Alice Munro’s The View from Castle Rock with the title story.

Alice Munro: “No Advantages”

July 27, 2023

Betsy looks at “No Advantages,” the first story in Alice Munro’s The View from Castle Rock.

Cynthia Ozick: “A French Doll”

July 24, 2023

This week’s New Yorker story is Cynthia Ozick’s “A French Doll.”

Tessa Hadley: “The Maths Tutor”

July 17, 2023

This week’s New Yorker story is Tessa Hadley’s “The Maths Tutor.”

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