Written Reviews

Dinaw Mengestu: “The Paper Revolution”

January 6, 2014

Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Dinaw Mengestu’s “The Paper Revolution” was originally published in the January 13, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor The last (and only) thing I read by Mengestu was “An Honest Exit” (my thoughts

Bonus Episode: NYRB Classics’ Early 2014 Releases

January 4, 2014

Trevor and Brian discuss what’s coming from NYRB Classics over the first few months of 2014. Read the shownotes and listen to the podcast.

The Eclipse Viewer Episode 10: The Delirious Fictions of William Klein

January 3, 2014

David and Trevor are back with Eclipse Viewer 10: The Delirious Fictions of William Klein. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.

Ingmar Bergman: Through a Glass Darkly

January 1, 2014

Trevor reviews the first film in Ingmar Bergman’s Silence of God Trilogy, Through a Glass Darkly. Read the full post.

Antonya Nelson: “First Husband”

December 30, 2013

Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Antonya Nelson’s “First Husband” was originally published in the January 6, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor On December 31, my host blacked out, so I didn’t have a chance to provide my response to this story before the holiday. Other

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