Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “A Trip to the Coast”

April 4, 2013

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “A Trip to the Coast,” from Dance of the Happy Shades.

Maurizio de Giovanni: I Will Have Vengeance

April 3, 2013

Earlier this year, Europa Editions, one of my favorite publishers, launched a new series of books: Europa World Noir. They’ve always published crime novels, but with this new imprint they show their commitment to the genre and their hope to print even more. One of their first titles is Maurizio de Giovanni’s introduction to Commissario Ricciardi,

Alice Munro: “Sunday Afternoon”

April 2, 2013

Trevor and Betsy looks at Alice Munro’s “Sunday Afternoon,” from Dance of the Happy Shades.

Tessa Hadley: “Valentine”

April 1, 2013

Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Tessa Hadley’s “Valentine” was originally published in the April 8, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor As a fan of Tessa Hadley, I’m excited that she is the first author to have

Elfriede Jelinek: Her Not All Her

March 29, 2013

When it comes to Robert Walser, I’m only a novitiate. The first thing I read by him was The Tanners back in 2009 when it was released by New Directions (see my thoughts here). Though new to the fold, I easily understand why Walser’s work and life holds so many readers and writers in thrall. There’s a polite yet

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