Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “Pride”

November 16, 2012

Trevor looks at “Pride,” the sixth story in Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

Andrey Platonov: Happy Moscow

November 15, 2012

Trevor reviews Andrey Platonov’s posthumously published novel, Happy Moscow, translated from the Russian by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler. Read the full post.

2012 National Book Award Winners

November 14, 2012

The winners of the National Book Awards have been announced.

Alice Munro: “To Reach Japan”

November 13, 2012

Trevor looks at “To Reach Japan,” the first story in Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

Alice Munro: Dear Life

November 13, 2012

Alice Munro’s new collection of short stories, Dear Life, is out today. We’ll be reading and reviewing each one. This post introduces the book and contains links to each of the reviews.

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