Written Reviews

Celebration Giveaway: Walser and Bolaño

July 6, 2010

The Mookse and the Gripes is two years old! To celebrate, let’s have a giveaway! Read the full post.

Dinaw Mengestu: “An Honest Exit”

July 5, 2010

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Dinaw Mengestu’s “An Honest Exit.” Read the full post.

Brian Moore: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

July 2, 2010

Trevor reviews Brian Moore’s 1955 novel, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne. Read the full post.

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum: “The Erlking”

June 28, 2010

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum’s “The Erlking.” Read the full post.

David Mitchell: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

June 28, 2010

Trevor reviews David Mitchell’s The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Read the full post.

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