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Alice Munro: The Beggar Maid

February 3, 2015

Soon we’ll be starting our trek through the pieces in Alice Munro’s The Beggar Maid. Here is the index post. Come and join us!

Releases Episode 3

February 3, 2015

Here Trevor talks about some books coming to us in the first couple of weeks of February. Read the post and listen to the episode.

Toni Morrison: “Sweetness”

February 2, 2015

This week The New Yorker disappoints Trevor by publishing an excerpt from a forthcoming novel rather than a genuine short story. That it is from Toni Morrison does little to sweeten the deal. He shares his thoughts on Morrison’s “Sweetness.” Read the full post.

Jane Gardam: “A Spot of Gothic”

January 30, 2015

Lee looks at Jane Gardam’s “A Spot of Gothic,” from The Stories of Jane Gardam. Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “The Ottawa Valley”

January 29, 2015

Trevor and Betsy finish Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You by exploring Alice Munro’s brilliant “The Ottawa Valley.”

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