Written Reviews

Jane Gardam: “Hetty Sleeping”

June 3, 2014

Lee reviews “Hetty Sleeping,” the first story in The Stories of Jane Gardam, just out today in the U.S. from Europa Editions and published last month in the U.K. by Little, Brown. Read the full post.

Ramona Ausubel: “You Can Find Love Now”

June 2, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ramona Ausubel’s “You Can Find Love Now,” one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Trevor shares his thoughts. Read the full post.

Haruki Murakami: “Yesterday”

June 2, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Haruki Murakami’s “Yesterday” (tr. from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel), one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.

Karen Russell: “The Bad Graft”

June 2, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Karen Russell’s “The Bad Graft,” one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Read the full post.

David Gilbert: “Here’s the Story”

June 2, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “Here’s the Story,” one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.

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