Written Reviews

2014 PEN Translation Prize Shortlist

June 20, 2014

The five finalists for this year’s PEN Translation Prize have been announced (with an amazing three of the five coming from NYRB Classics!). Read the full post and get links to the four we’ve reviewed here.

2014 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Finalists

June 20, 2014

The six finalists have been announced. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Read the full post.

James Joyce: Dubliners

June 19, 2014

How does a blog called The Mookse and the Gripes go six years without a post on James Joyce? We don’t know, but here we are, showing off the Centennial Edition of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Trevor will be covering each of the stories in the coming weeks/months. Read the full post.

Sean Michaels: Us Conductors

June 17, 2014

Amanda reviews Sean Michaels’ Us Conductors, just out from Tin House Books. Read the full post.

Maile Meloy: “Madame Lazarus”

June 16, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Maile Meloy’s “Madame Lazarus.” Meloy is a favorite, so it’s always great to get a new short story from her. Betsy shares her thoughts. Read the full post.

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