Written Reviews

Paul Yoon: “Valley of the Moon”

June 26, 2023

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Paul Yoon’s “Valley of the Moon.”

Alice Munro: Foreword to The View from Castle Rock

June 21, 2023

Betsy begins her trek through Alice Munro’s The View from Castle Rock by looking at Munro’s foreword.

Alice Munro: The View from Castle Rock

June 20, 2023

It’s high time to move on to Alice Munro’s 2006 collection The View from Castle Rock. Here is the post that will eventually contain all of the links!

Weike Wang: “Status in Flux”

June 19, 2023

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Weike Wang’s “Status in Flux.”

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Civil Disturbance”

June 12, 2023

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s “Civil Disturbance.”

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