Written Reviews

Episode 1: John Williams’ Butcher’s Crossing

September 24, 2012

The Mookse and the Gripes is starting a podcast! Here is Trevor and Brian to discuss John Williams’ Butcher’s Crossing for the inaugural episode. Read the full post and listen to the podcast.

Tony Earley: “Jack and the Mad Dog”

September 24, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Tony Early’s “Jack and the Mad Dog.” Read the full post.

John Williams: “The Sleep of Reason” (1981 excerpt)

September 19, 2012

Trevor looks at the published excerpt from John Williams’ final, unfinished, unpublished book The Sleep of Reason. Read the full post.

Benjamin Stein: The Canvas

September 18, 2012

Trevor reviews Benjamin Stein’s The Canvas, translated from the German by Brian Zumhagen. Read the full post.

Mohsin Hamid: “The Third-Born”

September 17, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Mohsin Hamid’s “The Third-Born.” Read the full post.

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