Written Reviews

Yiyun Li: “Wednesday’s Child”

January 16, 2023

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Yiyun Li’s “Wednesday’s Child.”

Han Ong: “Hammer Attack”

January 9, 2023

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Han Ong’s “Hammer Attack.”

Alice Munro: “Trespasses”

December 30, 2022

Betsy looks at Alice Munro’s “Trespasses,” from Munro’s collection Runaway.

Aysegul Savas: “Notions of the Sacred”

December 28, 2022

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Aysegul Savas’s “Notions of the Sacred.”

Matthew Klam: “The Other Party”

December 12, 2022

This week’s New Yorker story is Matthew Klam’s “The Other Party.”

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