Written Reviews

J.A. Baker: The Peregrine

March 3, 2011

Trevor reviews J.A. Baker’s strange 1967 book, The Peregrine. Read the full post.

2011 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Finalists Announced

March 2, 2011

The PEN/Faulkner finalists have been announced. Read the full post.

David Foster Wallace: “Backbone”

February 28, 2011

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Foster Wallace’s “Backbone.” Read the full post.

Jacques Chessex: A Jew Must Die

February 25, 2011

Trevor reviews Jacques Chessex’s A Jew Must Die, translated from the French by W. Donald Wilson. Read the full post.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Paranoia”

February 23, 2011

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s “Paranoia.” Read the full post.

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