Written Reviews

Thomas McGuane: “The Casserole”

September 3, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Thomas McGuane’s “The Casserole.” Read the full post.

William Trevor: “The Piano Tuner’s Wives”

August 30, 2012

Trevor looks at what is possibly his favorite short story of all time: William Trevor’s “The Piano Tuner’s Wives.”

Deborah Levy: Swimming Home

August 29, 2012

Trevor reviews Deborah Levy’s Swimming Home. Read the full post.

T. Coraghessan Boyle: “Birnam Wood”

August 27, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is T. Coraghessan Boyle’s “Birnam Wood.” Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “Amundsen”

August 20, 2012

Trevor reviews Alice Munro’s “Amundsen,” from the August 27, 2012 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

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