Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “Marrakesh”

December 11, 2014

Trevor and Betsy examine Alice Munro’s “Marrakesh,” from her collection Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.

Todd Haynes: Safe

December 10, 2014

Trevor reviews Todd Haynes’ 1995 film, Safe, just out in a new Blu-ray edition from The Criterion Collection. Read the full post.

Elizabeth McKenzie: “Savage Breast”

December 8, 2014

This week’s New Yorker story is Elizabeth McKenzie’s “Savage Breast.” Betsy shares her thoughts. Read the full post.

William H. Gass: In the Heart of the Heart of the Country

December 4, 2014

Earlier this year, NYRB Classics released William H. Gass’s short treatise on language, On Being Blue (review here). It was my first experience with the writer I’d heard so much about, and it was a good experience: I definitely wanted to read some of his fiction. NYRB Classics followed up On Being Blue by releasing Gass’s

Mark Strand: Collected Poems

December 3, 2014

Trevor reviews Collected Poems from Mark Strand, who passed away this past weekend. This remarkable collection of 50 years of work was long listed for the National Book Award. Read the full post.

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