Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “Tell Me Yes or No”

August 15, 2014

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Tell Me Yes or No,” from her collection There’s Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.

Marc Pastor: Barcelona Shadows

August 14, 2014

P.T. Smith reviews Marc Pastor’s crime novel, Barcelona Shadows, translated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem. Read the full post.

César Aira: Conversations

August 13, 2014

Trevor reviews the most recent César Aira book to appear in English, Conversations, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.

Jonathan Glazer: Under the Skin

August 12, 2014

Lee reviews Jonathan Glazer’s 2014 film, Under the Skin, based on the novel by Michael Faber. Read the full post.

Emma Campion: A Triple Knot

August 11, 2014

Betsy reviews Emma Campion’s historical novel, A Triple Knot, which centers on court intrigue in fourteenth-century England. Read the full post.

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