Written Reviews

Richard Powers: Orfeo

September 4, 2014

Lee reviews Richard Powers’ Man Booker Prize longlistee, Orfeo. Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “Executioners”

September 3, 2014

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

Alexander Pushkin: The Captain’s Daughter

September 2, 2014

Trevor reviews Alexander Pushkin’s The Captain’s Daughter, translated from the Russian by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler. Read the full post.

Thomas McGuane: “Motherlode”

September 1, 2014

This week’s story from The New Yorker is Thomas McGuane’s “Motherlode.” Read the full post.

The Eclipse Viewer Episode 18: Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu

August 29, 2014

David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 18: Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.

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