Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “Night”

January 16, 2013

Trevor reviews “Night,” from Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

William McPherson: Testing the Current

January 15, 2013

Trevor reviews William McPherson’s 1984 novel, Testing the Current. Read the full post.

Story Prize Finalists Announced

January 15, 2013

The three finalists for the Story Prize were announced today (click here to see their release). The winner will be announced on March 13. Stay Awake, by Dan Chaon This Is How You Lose Her, by Junot Díaz Battleborn, by Claire Vaye Watkins

NBCC Award Finalists Announced

January 14, 2013

Today the National Book Critics Circle announced its finalists for the 2012 publishing year (click here for their release). The winners will be announced on February 28: Fiction HHhH, by Laurent Binet, tr. from the French by Sam Taylor Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson Magnificence,

Tessa Hadley: “Experience”

January 14, 2013

Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Tessa Hadley’s “Experience” was originally published in the January 21, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor Though not nearly as high as the excitement I felt last week when we got a new story from William Trevor, I do get excited every

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